"Тhey kept him out of the game" Guardiola explains why Haaland didn't score against Inter

Pep Guardiola, the head coach of Manchester City, explained why striker Erling Haaland didn't score against Inter.

“There were six players around him. Six. Three behind, three in front. That's how they kept him out of the game. That makes it difficult for any player. [Francesco] Acerbi, [Alessandro] Basotni were five metres away from him, [Hakan] Calhanoglou, [Piotr] Zielinski in front of him. That's tough. We tried to use the spaces, that's why [Ilkay] Gundogan had a couple of chances but Inter were stronger than us physically. We needed to get more players up alongside Erling and that's what we did. I knew that Inter would defend like that,” Guardiola told Goal.com.

The match between City and Inter ended in a 0-0 draw. In the next round of the Champions League, the Citizens will face Slovan, while the Nerazzurri will meet Red Star. Both matches will take place on October 1st.