Pep would do well to heed Haaland’s anger at City slip

PEP GUARDIOLA and Bernardo Silva were in agreement after Manchester City slipped to a late draw against Monaco.

- BY SIMON BAJKOWSKI

The manager and the captain offered a united message: City had played well before being undone by late controversy. There was frustration, but also satisfaction in doing most things right.

Veering wildly off script was Erling Haaland. The No.9 was picked by broadcasters to do several interviews and did not hold his tongue in any of them. He told one how “p****d off” he was about the result, blasted Nico Gonzalez for giving away the penalty in another, and criticised the “stupid mistakes" of his team in a third.

It is not the first time he has sent a rocket up the backsides of his teammates this season, albeit this was the first time he has appeared so out of step with both his captain and manager.