Erling Haaland said that Manchester City lacked hunger, which led to their failed Premier League title challenge this season.
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City lacked hunger, says Haaland
City relinquished the Premier League title to eventual champions Liverpool and were knocked out of the Champions League in the playoff round by Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola’s side still has a chance to lift a trophy in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace later this month.
Injuries to key players like Rodri have contributed to City’s disappointing campaign.
However, Haaland dismissed injuries as an excuse for City’s failure to compete for the two biggest prizes this season.
“Of course, you can find excuses, injuries, many injuries at bad times, but in the end we haven’t been performing well enough,” Haaland said in an exclusive interview with ESPN.
“We haven’t had fully the hunger inside of us. I haven’t been good enough. I haven’t helped the team enough. In the end, we haven’t been good enough.”
Haaland also injured
Haaland has spent the past month on the sidelines after picking up an ankle injury during City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth in March.
The striker returned training and was on the bench during City’s 1-0 win over Wolves last weekend.
He rejoined the squad at a crucial time, with City chasing a Champions League spot and targeting FA Cup glory against Crystal Palace on May 17.
Haaland, with 30 goals in 40 games this season, will likely feature against Southampton on Saturday to regain fitness ahead of the Wembley final.
“It was horrible to be injured, but what can you do?,” he said.
“You have to recover as quickly as you can and to come back as fit as you can. Now I’m back with loads of energy.”
“I’m feeling good and moving good and I’m ready.”
