Pep Guardiola insisted it is solely a count of time before we see the high-quality of Erling Haaland after the striker had simply eight touches during Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth.
The Norwegian, 22, introduced himself to the Premier League with two dreams against West Ham last week however had a more irritating afternoon on his domestic debut.
He supplied the aid for Ilkay Gundogan’s opener but could not convert two chances to get on the scoresheet himself.
Despite that, similarly strikes from Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and a Jefferson Lerma own goal ensured a cosy victory for the champions.
On Haaland’s display, City boss Guardiola said: “He performs the most difficult job in the world.
“When you are a striker and in the defensive areas, teams like Bournemouth have three central defenders and two players in the front and you are in the middle, how can you live on in that?
“It’s so difficult. We know it. We’ll locate many situations. It’s just a query of time. “The proper moments, the proper movements, and with the excellent of the players we have behind him to help him we’ll discover him. I don’t have any doubts about that.
“We have viewed it in the previous with other teams. We have to be patient.
“The striker was also left visibly upset when Foden failed to square the ball for an convenient tap-in early on however City’s top notch attacking show was eventually able to smash down Bournemouth’s resistance.
“The team did a really good performance towards a crew that is nicely structured defensively and offensively as well with right patterns,” Guardiola added.
“They shield so deep, so narrow, you have to go outside. We started virtually properly with three or 4 corners after simply six or seven minutes, loads of chances. Phil did now not see Erling in that position but we were patient.
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“It was a heat day. It was not effortless for so many reasons however we make a really, really exact performance.
“The defeat added Scott Parker’s Cherries lower back down to earth after marking their return to the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa final week.
But despite the humbling encounter, the 41-year-old insisted it will not outline their season.
He said: “We played towards a world class team that can execute in any given moment.
“I stated before the sport we want to have 11 guys with 10 out of 10 performances and to ride our luck, we’re going to have to take the very few chances we’re going to get alongside with every other team that comes here.
“You have to be clinical. We didn’t manipulate to do that and then the satisfactory they have shone through.
“After the desires go in you could be on the stop of one but I was thrilled with the group in the way they caught at it with suitable endeavor, good personality and top courage. We can be pleased with that.
“Our season is not this. Man City away is not a team that will outline our season. “This is a game we want to analyze of course and we’ll do that and see the place we can enhance and get better. We’ll dirt ourselves down and go again.
“The Citizens travel to face Newcastle in their next Premier League game, whilst Bournemouth welcome Arsenal to the Vitality Stadium.
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