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Pep Guardiola reveals why he left Erling Haaland on bench in goalless draw with Copenhagen
Pep Guardiola has spoken out on Erling Haaland as the Manchester City star was left on the bench when City faced Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Guardiola’s side played a 0-0 draw with Copenhagen in the UCL group stage on October 11.
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Haaland, who has scored 5 goals in 3 Champions League games so far this season, was left on the bench and Guardiola spoke out on the matter following the game.
“He finished the game against Soton so so tired and he didn’t recover well these last few days, yesterday was not good, today was a little bit better but we decided not to take the risk,” said Guardiola via Sam Lee of The Athletic.
Guardiola on Haaland: "He finished the game against Soton so so tired and he didn't recover well these last few days, yesterday was not good, today was a little bit better but we decided not to take the risk."
— Sam Lee (@SamLee) October 11, 2022
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