Liverpool and Man Utd countered Erling Haaland with unexpected opponents, while Antonio Rudiger got on his nerves. Here is how to stop the Man City striker...
. James Ducker of the Daily Telegraph noted that while Rudiger did not make a single tackle and technically came off worse in his duels, ‘what the statistics do not tell you is how great an irritant he was to Haaland, and how unsettling his presence was. Pushing, grappling, shoving, pinching.’
Guardiola said similar, stating that “it wasn’t easy for Erling” because “the spaces between Camavinga and Carvajal and the centre-backs were not occupied by the centre-backs – they were occupied by Valverde and Kroos”. There were three shots and eight passes in 21 touches for Haaland, but no contribution to De Bruyne’s stunning equaliser.How did they stop Haaland?
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