Erling Haaland was at the receiving end of some special praise from manager Pep Guardiola after netting his 300th career goal in Manchester City’s 5-2 thrashing of Juventus in the FIFA Club World

Pep Guardiola was pleased with Manchester City’s display against Juventus and spoke at length to reflect upon his side’s performance against the Serie A giants, who beat his side in the UEFA Champions League group-stage last season. “Today was more or less a final, we talked about that,” Guardiola said, as quoted by the club’s official website.

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