Pep Guardiola claims ‘not even defender with gun’ could stop Erling Haaland from scoring

The Independent

Pep Guardiola claimed not even a defender with a gun could halt “unstoppable” Erling Haaland after his latest Manchester City hat-trick shot down West Ham 3-1.The 24-year-old scored the 24th treble of his career as City made it three wins from three Premier League matches.“We are happy for another hat-trick and the quality of the finishing but he was so involved with the game today,” said Guardiola."With space behind, he's unstoppable. There's no central defender, not even with a gun, it's impossible [to stop him].""He's so fast, so powerful."

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00:00It's better. He's playing much better. In everything. He feels that.

00:11Very detailed. I said last press conference, finish the training session and stay half an hour.

00:1620 minutes, half an hour before to finishing short shots, first controls and feed to the keeper.

00:21Last season, Nery won once. Nery won once. He didn't feel good. He was tired.

00:27With the space behind, it's unstoppable. There's no central defender. Not even with a gun.

00:34It's impossible. So fast, so powerful. We are not precise enough.

00:40When we create and we improve in that department, he will be able to have more chances.

00:45And after that, we know how clinical it is. So everybody knows it.

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