Erling Haaland gave one of his most memorable post-match interviews after Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with Monaco.
Having beaten Napoli 2-0 in their opening European game of the season, Pep Guardiola’s team were looking to make it two wins from two in the Champions League when City travelled to face Monaco, one of the best sides in Ligue 1.
City’s early lead, given to them courtesy of Erling Haaland, was quickly lost following a brilliant Jordan Teze equaliser, though the Norwegian international notched his second goal of the game just before the half-time break.
When it looked likely that the Sky Blues would secure the three points, they conceded a penalty in the dying embers of the game. In challenging for the ball, Nico Gonzalez raised his boot and ultimately made contact with the head of Eric Dier, before the former Tottenham defender slotted the resulting spot-kick beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma.
In the aftermath of what was a frustrating draw for City, Haaland, who has become known for his entertaining post-game interviews, delivered yet another memorable monologue following the game.
‘It’s Not Good Enough’
Haaland was on media duties following what will have been an immensely frustrating draw for his side. Speaking to the BBC after the match, Haaland said:
“Of course [it felt like a defeat]. I’m p***** off, I think everyone should be. It’s not good enough…I don’t care (about being more involved), I’m just doing my job.
“Right now, I don’t think too much of that [chasing individual records]. I’m just, as I said, p***** off…I don’t feel good, we didn’t win. We did something unnecessarily in the second half and I don’t think we played good enough. We don’t deserve to win.”
Haaland when into further depth when discussing the game when speaking to a TNT Sports interviewer, stating:
“I think we need more energy, we need to get at them more, as we did in the first half (when) we dominated much more. In the second half, they took the lead much more. I don’t think it’s good enough. I didn’t see it (the penalty incident), but I don’t know. If you kick someone in the face, I guess it’s a penalty.”
“I still think I’m involved in the game, doing movements and giving space to others. It’s not only about touching the ball, I think you can be involved in the game in many other ways and that’s my job. I did my job in the first half, second half I didn’t. I didn’t score, I didn’t finish the game…Every Champions League game is tough, look at last year, we went out. Not many teams have won their first two games.”
City will, no doubt, look for a return to winning ways when they next play in Europe, a game that will see them face Villarreal later this month away from home. This, however, will not take away from Haaland and his side feeling as though they should have emerged from Monaco as victors.
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