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Pep Guardiola claimed there is no pressure on Erling Haaland to score more goals after the Norwegian\u2019s double sank Young Boys on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Haaland struck twice in the second half as the holders claimed a hard-fought 3-1 win over the Swiss side in their Champions League Group G encounter on the artificial surface at Bern\u2019s Wankdorf Stadium.<\/p>\n
The game had been in the balance after Meschack Elia had cancelled out Switzerland international Manuel Akanji\u2019s opener with a superb strike.<\/p>\n
Haaland\u2019s goals were his first in six Champions League games while his effort against Brighton on Saturday ended a three-game scoreless run \u2013 relative barren spells for a player who plundered 52 in total last season.<\/p>\n
Guardiola said: \u201cThere is the impression after last season that he has to score seven goals every single game. That is impossible.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he is scoring a lot of goals and if people want him to fail because he doesn\u2019t score 50 goals it doesn\u2019t matter. He is always there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second goal was really good and he had other chances. The important thing is to create them.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe in the right moment of the season he will be there, better than now, but he has already scored a lot of goals and we are really pleased.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve told him many times I don\u2019t judge him for scoring goals, although I know he wants to score goals. He has the desire to improve and I don\u2019t have doubts about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
City\u2019s victory, sealed with a Haaland penalty and a clever late finish, was their third in succession and took them a step closer to the knockout stages.<\/p>\n
They could reach the last-16 for an 11th consecutive season with a follow-up win over the same opposition at the Etihad Stadium in a fortnight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe result was good and in general it was a really good performance,\u201d said Guardiola, whose side had 26 attempts on goal. \u201cWe could have scored more goals but is the important thing is to create the chances.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guardiola added that Phil Foden did not play because of a \u201csmall problem\u201d while Julian Alvarez, who had a goal disallowed after coming off the bench, was not able to play the full game.<\/p>\n
Young Boys coach Raphael Wicky felt his side gave a good account of themselves.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cThat courage and passion, we can be proud of what the team delivered, but you need a perfect game against a team like this. We couldn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerfect means taking your chances and not conceding from set-pieces. We\u2019re disappointed with the result, but we can be proud of the team\u2019s performance.\u201d<\/p>\n