Follow usThe situation in question is 84th minute penalty, missed by Ilkay Gundogan. The regular taker is Erling Haaland, but strangely the Norwegian handed the midfielder the ball so that he could complete his hat-trick.
The decision backfired as Gundogan shot hit the post and to make matters worse, Leeds scored just 58 second later in it other end, to make the last couple of minutes nerve wracking for City.
Manager Pep Guardiola gave his full emotions, concerning the situation as he didn’t hold back any criticism.
“The game is not over,” hesaid. “It shows how nice and generous Erling is. If it is 4-0 with 10 minutes left, OK.
“But at 2-0? At 2-0, especially in England, it is never over.”
“I admire the fact Gundogan wanted the responsibility to take the penalty – that is the best value in a player – but normally the taker is the taker, and Erling had to take it because he is our specialist.”
Nevertheless, City clinched the game and the 3 points fire them one step closer to retaining the title. In the next couple of days, however, their attention will be totally switched to the Champions League as they face a crunch 1/2 final with Real Madrid on May 9 at the Bernabeu.
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