Guardiola warns EPL rivals: Haaland’s still not back to his best

Manchester City gaffer, Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland is still not back to his best yet after he scored a brace in the club’s 3-1 win at Leeds United and in the

process became the fastest player in Premier League history to reach 20 goals after just 14 games.

Guardiola believes the Norwegian will get even sharper after recovering from an injury picked up against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League at the end of

October.

‘I still think he’s still not back to his best, that was at the beginning of the season I would say but then the injury he had in Dortmund,” Guardiola told his post-

match press conference.

‘When he started to train in Abu Dhabi he could not train every single day, maybe the last one. To move this huge body is not easy for him.

‘But as much as he can play, with minutes he will be better. I have the feeling he is not at his best. It’s a question of time after the injury.

‘But I had the feeling that he is always an incredible threat for the opponent. The numbers are unbelievable.

‘I had the feeling he’s not coming here just for the numbers – we want to win it. Still we are far away from the team that has been exceptional so far.

‘There are 70 points to play for and we have to have an incredible run, to win and win to be close to the top of the league.’