Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola defended Erling Haaland after criticism from Roy Keane. Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne were benched for the match against Aston Villa, with Guardiola citing the need for more presence in the final third. The decision to drop the key players came after Guardiola expressed the need for additional attacking options in the team.
Pep Guardiola explains why Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne were dropped against Aston Villa https://t.co/7u7ovWE3Ri
Erling Haaland was left out of Manchester City's starting lineup for its Premier League match against Aston Villa on Wednesday. https://t.co/qK0ghH3fBR
Guardiola explains why he dropped Haaland and De Bruyne vs Aston Villa https://t.co/fuLqIW5Bnm
Guardiola explains why Haaland and De Bruyne were dropped vs Aston Villa https://t.co/qrdEWB5AQb
Both Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne start on the bench for @ManCity against @AVFCOfficial! 🔵 #MCIAVL https://t.co/7KXEkG6tkm
Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne DROPPED to bench for huge Man City clash days after Roy Keane’s ‘League Two’ jibe https://t.co/qM0drgEjzk https://t.co/i2Lt2deypg
🔵🇳🇴 Guardiola defends Haaland: "The reason we didn't create enough chances vs Arsenal is not from Erling". "We need more presence in the final third, with more people. We played an exceptional game... but we missed more people in the final third. But Erling is exceptional". https://t.co/yx1mgQPplh
Man City set to be without trio of key players for Aston Villa visit https://t.co/CVeO0r81i0
Guardiola backs Haaland after Keane criticism https://t.co/ZbR80nSe1y https://t.co/MKZlqNcUVM