'He will shut your mouth': Pep Guardiola issues warning to Erling Haaland critics as he reveals Manchester City star's family grief

Erling Haaland's critics have been told the Manchester City striker will “shut his mouth” after scoring the winning goal against Brentford..

This is the opinion of his coach, Pep Guardiola, who has praised the The citizens star as he mourns the death of his grandmother.

Haaland equalized a unwanted club record in last weekend's 1-1 draw against Chelsea by wasting nine chances.

But he achieved a impressive personal feat on Tuesday night at the Etihad with his aim to score against every Premier League team he has faced.

AND Guardiola was quick to send a warning to skeptics of the Norway international, who has already scored 22 goals in all competitions this season.

In his post-match press conference, he said: “With scorers or strikers who score a lot of goals, don't criticize because it will shut your mouth, that's for sure.

“Definitely, if I have to choose one (player who will run towards the goal), I choose this one.

“He was out with an injury for two months and is not in the best of shape and had an incredibly difficult week because he lost his grandmother.

“That's not easy for a human being. Of course, he's not in his best shape, but it's normal after two months.”

Commenting on how Haaland is handling the death of his grandmother, Guardiola commented: “We talked about the moment and I realized it later.

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“But he didn't say anything about his grandmother's passing. We talked about how he feels and about his father.

“In this type of games like Brentford“You need Erling and the spaces with a typical striker.”

City's victory over the Bees has allowed them to take a leap forward Arsenal up to second place in the table and just one point behind the leader Liverpool.

Although he red They could extend their lead to four points if they beat Luton at Anfield on Wednesday night.

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