A former Manchester City star has surprisingly claimed the the Citizens were a better team without top scorer Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian striker was kept quiet as the Premier League champions lost 2-1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Haaland still leads the Golden Boot race with 21 goals, but he is yet to find the back of the net in the new year.
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Former Liverpool and Man City star Dietmar Hamann has claimed that the Manchester outfit are better without the Norwegian hitman.
Man City was a better team without Haaland, even if he scores 40 goals this season
— Didi Hamann (@DietmarHamann) January 14, 2023
City manager Pep Guardiola did admit after the loss that service he has been getting has not been enough.
"Maybe we have to find him a little bit more in the final third," he said. "We tried to drop him knowing [Luke] Shaw and [Raphael] Varane would follow him.
"It's not easy to create chances, United here the last few games concede one goal in the Premier League. We scored one, we had the last pass, the last cross, the last little bit moments, I give a lot of credit to United for the quality they have and the players they have.
"We behave good, we behave like the six years we had together. We monopolise the ball, and they defend and wait for the actions, they did in the right moment. It's not easy to defend 30 or 40 metres in front with their two guys."
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