Gundogan Missed Penalty: Premier League: Manchester City is sitting at the top of the Premier League table. However, they are not in a comfortable spot at all with Arsenal just 1 point behind. During their recent match against Leeds United, Man City found themselves in a nervy situation following Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty miss. Follow Premier League Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Despite being City’s usual penalty taker, Erling Haaland handed the ball to his captain Ilkay Gundogan, who was on a verge of completing a senior hat trick.
Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland giving his penalty to İlkay Gündoğan to go for a hat trick:
‘The game is not over. It shows how nice and generous Erling is. If it is 4-0 with 10 minutes left, OK. But at 2-0?’ pic.twitter.com/rm9rsFlfjz
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What happened in the match?
In the aftermath of Manchester City’s match against Leeds, Pep Guardiola expressed his disappointment at Ilkay Gundogan’s missed penalty. He suggested that his usual penalty takers, Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez, should have taken charge and stepped up to take the kick.
Man City had established a comfortable 2-0 lead in the first half, with Gundogan scoring both goals. With City looking likely to secure all three points, Phil Foden was awarded a penalty in the 84th minute.
Following the missed penalty, Leeds quickly scored a goal, causing unnecessary tension in the match. Pep Guardiola was seen shouting at Erling Haaland, urging him to take the penalty kick instead.
Guardiola later explained his reasoning for the outburst, revealing his belief that regular penalty takers Haaland and Riyad Mahrez should have taken the kick instead of Gundogan.
“He had chances to score, he didn’t convert but at the same time, he was outstanding. But at 2-0 especially in England, the game never is over. I wanted the taker to take it, they have more routine and specialist. That means if Erling or Riyad take a penalty, he is going to score? Maybe not. Who knows”, Pep said after the game.
“The game is not over. It shows how nice and generous Erling is. If it is 4-0 with 10 minutes left, OK. But at 2-0? Erling is the best penalty taker right now so he has to take it”, City manager further added.
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