Pep Guardiola said his English isn’t good enough to keep coming up with superlatives to describe Erling Haaland.
Haaland scored another two goals in the 3-1 win over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to take his tally for the season to 22 in just 15 games.
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The Norway international has already reached 17 in the Premier League — the same as Harry Kane managed in total last season.
“I’m Catalan so my english language is not big enough,” Guardiola said. “The numbers are incredible and there’s no doubt about his quality. He is so ambitious and he helped us win the game
“The game was the toughest one we can face. It was a type of game we are not used to because we don’t have any men free.
“We are so delighted with the points because it was a tricky, tricky game. I know how difficult it was but in the end we did it.”
After Haaland’s two goals, Brighton pulled one back through Leandro Trossard. The visitors, who had more possession across the 90 minutes than Man City, were pushing for an equaliser until Kevin De Bruyne wrapped up the points with a stunning strike from 25 yards.
