Haaland's ugly gesture with Guardiola when he was substituted after scoring four goals with City [Video]

Norwegian attacker Erling Haaland never ceases to surprise. Every once in a while, the Norwegian wakes up inspired and draws the attention of the entire football world. This Saturday is one of those days, because he scored four goals, three in the first half, in Manchester City’s 5-1 victory over Wolverhampton.

With the match under control, Pep Guardiola decided to take the Norwegian off with eight minutes left and the team was already 4-1 up at the Etihad Stadium.

But the top scorer – once again – of the competition had an attitude that sparked controversy as soon as he left his place for the Argentine Julián Álvarez to enter (he scored the remaining goal).

The coach shook hands with the 23-year-old footballer as soon as he left the field, but was surprised by the irascibility of Haaland, who had already made gestures when he saw his number on the fourth referee’s electronic sign.

The cameras focused seconds later on the very annoying Nordic forward on the substitute bench.

However, Pep surprised and stated after the game that his star’s anger was not directed at him: “He is a little frustrated, but I understand it. He was frustrated with the referee. With long balls they sometimes push and pull him. Yes, that’s how it is,” he said on the SkySports network.

For his part, Haaland stated: “I have a coach who pushes me and looks at the players around me. Without them it would not be possible. “Looking ahead, towards the next one: there are four finals left to finish the season.”

Haaland was later asked if he felt frustrated about leaving the pitch in the final quarter of an hour in an interview with the BBC’s Match of the Day programme: “It was nothing like that. I was happy and Julian (Alvarez) scored, so he was really nice.”

In this sense, Guardiola praised Haaland’s excellent return after overcoming an injury that had him ill weeks ago: “The 20 minutes he played against Nottingham Forest were very good, and today too. We won, but it was a very long injury. It is appreciated that he arrived at the right time. But we arrived together because Erling and Kevin (De Bruyne) have been out, but Phil (Foden) and Julian (Álvarez) have played very well.”

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