City boss Guardiola impressed by Haaland’s resilience: “He can miss one and he’s not sad”; Champions win 1-0 at Crystal Palace in Premier League; Norwegian ahead has “zero fear” says Sky Sports SNF studio visitor Daniel Sturridge

Pep Guardiola hailed the sensible “footballer and athlete” Erling Haaland after he bounced again from lacking a sitter to internet the profitable penalty required for Manchester City to beat Crystal Palace.

City had been toiling in direction of a wasteful night at Selhurst Park for the very best a part of 80 minutes, which included Haaland spooning a close-range effort over the bar with the aim gaping, however their Norwegian striker struck residence with 12 minutes left by way of a stress penalty.

That took Haaland’s tally to twenty-eight Premier League objectives for the season and moved City to inside two factors of leaders Arsenal, who must reply with victory of their Super Sunday match at Fulham.

“One of the best things of knowing him well together is he can miss one chance and he won’t get depressed, or he’s not sad. And he’s positive – next one,” mentioned Guardiola. “He knows he will have the chance and he’ll be there. That’s an incredible attribute as a football player and as an athlete.

“Normally, in football, basketball or tennis, when you’re thinking of the action just passed or finished, you cannot be a good athlete. This guy has another one, another one.”

Haaland celebrated his penalty in emphatic vogue, operating in direction of the nook with glee earlier than being mobbed by all of his City team-mates, bar goalkeeper Ederson.

From the skin, it seemed like a second of redemption after lacking his earlier likelihood – however Guardiola insists City’s star striker is at all times beneath these expectations.

“Of course he feels the pressure. It’s nice,” Guardiola added. “You have to feel it. If you don’t feel the pressure, you will be in the bar drinking something.

“You have to cope and handle it. It’s the pressure of if we lose, we lose the Premier League. If we lose 2-0, we lose the Champions League. If we lose against Vinny [Kompany], then we lose the FA Cup. That is a good mentality, to drive you to be the best.

“He missed a penalty within the first half as a result of the probabilities of him lacking that over the penalty is tougher. He enjoys it. The method he celebrates the objectives, his objectives exhibits how comfortable he’s right here and the way comfortable we’re with him.

“The personality as a young lad, to take the ball, to put it there not softly and score was great.”

Haaland’s zero-to-hero night

Sturridge: Haaland has zero worry, you possibly can see it in his eyes

Former Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge on Sky Sports Premier League:

“His mentality is his strongest trait. He’s so confident in himself, when he misses a chance it affects him for maybe two or three seconds, and then he thinks, ‘Alright, I’ll get another one and put that away’.

“He makes probabilities appear to be food and drinks, he makes it look really easy in entrance of aim. He does miss probabilities and that is the lifetime of a striker.

“With Man City and how much possession they have, he knows over the course of the game chances are going to come. He can’t get frustrated within himself and start doing different things because Pep has a way which he likes to play. He knows where he wants Haaland to be to occupy those defenders.

“It’s him persevering with to place himself in positions to attain vs lacking one and being scared to go in there. He has zero worry, you possibly can see it in his eyes.”