Haaland, stood in an offside position, was deemed to have interfered with play after a VAR review that delayed the game for five-and-a-half minutes. Not only did City manager Guardiola not agree with that decision, but he feels the Norwegian is being singled out too often. Guardiola said: “He is the only striker in the world that makes more fouls than defenders do on him. “He is only the striker in my life that makes more fouls to defenders than defenders to him. “Have you seen what happens in the boxes, not just with Man City?

Source: Express January 16, 2026 23:09 UTC