Pep Guardiola: Haaland can compete with Ronaldo and Messi for goalsSource: PA
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00:00Hello Pep, and we all know how good Erling Haaland is, but how important is it for him to be up and running in that sort of style so early in the season?
00:08I think I said a few weeks ago, I think he feels better than the previous season after his travel to handle it and maybe not too many holidays.
00:20I remember in the beginning I said I'm still tired, I'm still a bit drained, and this season for no Euros and relaxed and arrived really well.
00:30We talked a little bit in the States, like I didn't like some things and he changed his mind.
00:42Of course he cannot play all the games until the end of the season, but you know how important it is, the numbers, scoring goals and goals is unbelievable.
00:54How has he managed to make everyone else's numbers?
00:57He did it in Salzburg, he did it in Germany, the numbers are ridiculous.
01:05He can compete in terms of goals with Cristiano Messi, the numbers are unbelievable.
01:11His age, short age, the amount of goals, he's an incredible threat for us and we are really, really happy to have him.
01:17Hopefully he can be here for many, many years, so it will be really good for us.
01:26The team has started really well in the front foot, we play really good, but the opponents play and make an exceptional action and credit to them.
01:40I think in the front foot, we always talk about that, after a win we won in the past, think about if a win is not good enough for what we achieve.
01:52This is the only problem we can have.
01:55When I see the team for the first minute, it's completely the opposite.
01:58How much respect do you give to each other?
01:59I said to them, the team that promoted League One to the Premier League is because they are something special.
02:06I saw the game against Liverpool, how tough it was.
02:08A car away in the stadium, in the first game, it was more difficult than maybe today.
02:13We play in the front foot, in the first half we created to win the game 4-5.
02:19The game will be over and 3-1 is always, you know, scoring two goals and a second goal is always a problem.
02:26But I think we behave and we play.
02:29The level that we started in Stamford Bridge and today, with the lack of preparation that we had, most of us have a 2-2, it's really good.
02:40How is Mateo?
02:41I didn't speak with the doctors to be honest.
02:43I think it was a knock.
02:47Leanderlap, we know he was here, so aggressive with that.
02:50And unfortunately, hopefully we have six days, six, seven days until the next game.
02:56So hopefully he can recover.
02:58Issa Kabore was on the bench today.
03:00Is he a player you see being part of the first team squad this season?
03:03Maybe, maybe.
03:05Maybe.
03:06He trained really good and he helped us, you know, in the positions like sometimes we needed.
03:10Yeah, maybe.
03:11We have to decide.
03:13It's not already decided.