Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola slams Roy Keane for branding Erling Haaland ‘a League Two player’ after his poor display against Arsenal: ‘He’s the best striker in the world’

Pep Guardiola criticized Roy Keane on Tuesday after the former Manchester United captain described Erling Haaland’s all-round game as reminiscent of a League Two striker.

Manchester City’s top scorer drew criticism after Sunday’s goalless draw against Arsenal. Keane stated that apart from finishing, the Norwegian offers nothing.

Guardiola defended Haaland by insisting that City’s lack of firepower was not his fault.

“I’m surprised that it comes from former players,” he said.

‘I don’t agree with him at all. It’s as if he were saying that he is a second or third league coach.

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‘The memory disappears quickly. The problems that the players have now, the experts had.

“The loss of opportunities, they wasted them a billion times and they felt hurt when they were criticized by former players.”

Guardiola, whose team hosts Aston Villa tonight, added of Haaland: “He is the best striker in the world and he helped us win what we won last season.”

“The reason we don’t create many chances is not because of Erling. We need more presence in the final third with more people. Erling is exceptional.”