In Champions League Round 6, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 2-1 away from home. After the match, City forward Erling Haaland accepted an interview.
The host asked: “This is your fourth season at Manchester City, and now the focus will return to the Premier League. How do you think your club is performing currently? Can the experience you and the team have accumulated help you continue to progress for the rest of the season? Do you think you can catch up with Arsenal?” Manchester City is currently only 2 points behind league leaders Arsenal.
Guests Steven Gerrard and Steve McManaman beside her told Haaland that the host is an Arsenal fan.
Haaland then joked: “She might not like me, haha.” He continued: “I don’t want to talk too much about this topic because I think we should focus on ourselves. This is what Manchester City has been very good at over the past 10 years – focusing on our own game and not thinking about other opponents.”
Haaland emphasized: “We just need to focus on winning the next game, that’s what we need to do. Who are we looking at now? Crystal Palace, right? This Sunday’s match? It’s a very tough game, not easy. We have to take it one game at a time. Now we’ve just won an important victory, so we should enjoy it for a few hours first.”
Finally, Haaland said: “Starting tomorrow, we need to recover as much as possible because the next game is coming up. Looking at the schedule, it’s very intensive – the key is to maintain fitness. That’s the most important thing: staying healthy, taking it one game at a time, and hoping we can win this Sunday.”