Erling Haaland drew another blank in the Champions League during Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over RB Leipzig.
The reigning champions were forced to find two late goals in Germany to continue their 100 per cent start to Group G.
Leipzig’s Lois Openda cancelled out Phil Foden’s opener, before Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku struck late on for the visitors.
However, City boss Guardiola may be a little concerned about his goal machine Haaland.
The Norwegian superstar has now failed to score in his last five Champions League matches, the longest of his career so far.
Haaland’s overall record in Europe is stunning, with 35 goals in 32 matches, making this goalless patch a drought by his standards.
The 23-year-old is already joint-17th on the all-time list of Champions League goalscorers, above players like Samuel Eto’o and Wayne Rooney.
His 52 goals in the 2022/23 season at City helped secure a historic treble.
But Haaland does not contribute much to Guardiola’s side when he is not scoring.
The striker only touched the ball 25 times in the victory over Leipzig.
Haaland remains the leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season, with eight goals in seven games, but the forward has missed an unusual number of big chances.
When asked about Haaland’s form in front of goal this season, Guardiola insisted there is no problem.
Speaking before the Leipzig match, the City manager said: “He had a lot of chances to score the goals. It gets more difficult with five defenders, on the 18 yard box, there but not just for him for any player around the world.
“If you see the chances he’s had and the goals he’s scored, he’s at the same level as last season.”
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