Erling Haaland Spoke About His Low Goal Tally in 2026 With Manchester City, and Pep Guardiola Defended Him

The Norwegian forward is facing a goal drought in recent matches and was critical of the situation, although his coach Guardiola defended him

The fight for the Golden Boot and Haaland's self-criticism

In a fierce battle for the Golden Boot with three contenders, Kane, Mbappé and Haaland, the Norwegian is self-critical about his lack of goals this season compared to his opponents.

"I haven't scored enough goals since the beginning of the year and I know I have to improve," said the Manchester City striker, who is currently in a difficult situation, with the absence of his characteristic goals

Pep Guardiola to the defense

Although the Norwegian is not far behind his opponents, neither in points nor in goals, it is true that the last few games have been colder for the Manchester City striker compared to those of Kane or Mbappé. However, his coach Pep Guardiola spoke positively of the striker and asked him not to put too much pressure on himself and to trust his scoring instincts

The Norwegian's stats

In any case, Haaland's season is still solid, and before the last dry spell he had been scoring regularly. City's number nine has scored 28 goals in 36 games with the Cityzens, being the top scorer in the Premier League with 21 goals. Due to these good numbers, he now has a chance to fight for the Golden Boot, but he needs to keep scoring in this way to be able to match or surpass the Englishman Kane and Mbappé.

Today the ranking is formed by Harry Kane at the top, who recently snatched the Real Madrid player, so Kylian Mbappé is second, following him closely and in third place, for the moment, the Norwegian Haaland. The Englishman leads with 48 points, followed by Mbappé with 46 and Haaland with 42