Pep Guardiola made jokes about Erling Haaland after the Manchester City goal machine scored a brace in the team's comfortable 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday. Haaland's purple patch for country and club continued as he now has 14 goals for the Cityzens in the 2025-26 campaign across all competitions and 11 in the Premier League in eight appearances.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's confirmed that Erling Haaland's ready to face Burnley on Saturday despite recent concerns over back problem. Haaland was substituted in the 76 minute during last weekend's 1 - 1 draw with Arsenal after feeling discomfort.

Manchester City finished their 2-0 win over Everton as the Premier League's top scorers. None of their players, other than Erling Haaland (11), has more than one.

A 2-0 win over Everton saw Manchester City claim top spot in the league, at least temporarily. But despite leapfrogging Liverpool, Guardiola has one major concern with his team

Another stalwart of Pep's best sides has been Rodri, as before his injury problems last season, he was one of the very best players in the world. After all, the Spaniard is the only defensive midfielder to ever win the Ballon d'Or.

Pep Guardiola has laughed off reports linking Erling Haaland with a move to Barcelona, insisting the striker is "not stupid enough" to consider leaving Manchester City after signing a decade-long deal.