Pep Guardiola issues a warning to Man City as Erling Haaland praises an Arsenal player as “amazing”

recent news regarding Arsenal Erling Haaland, a teammate from Norway, commends Martin Odegaard and issues a warning to Pep Guardiola and Manchester City in the process.

Erling Haaland has once more lauded Martin Odegaard’s efforts while subtly warning Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola about Arsenal. The two teams competed for the Premier League championship last season, with Man City ultimately winning after the Gunners stuttered to the finish, shedding 15 points in their final nine games.

Now that the international break has begun, Mikel Arteta will probably be thinking back on the events of the 2023–24 season. Arsenal is in the running for first place in the Premier League after victories over Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, and Manchester United. However, after drawing with Fulham, they are currently two points behind Man City, who have won all four of their games.

At Emirates Stadium last weekend, the Gunners defeated Man United with two late goals, but on another day, they might have fallen short. Alejandro Garnacho thought he had given the visitors a late lead, but VAR ruled that the goal was offside by a small margin. Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus then scored in stoppage time.

Despite the fact that Arsenal hasn’t lost, their triumphs haven’t been as impressive as one might have anticipated considering their summer spending of over £200 million. Given the schedule of games, many would have anticipated Arsenal to be more dominant, even if only two of the four—Declan Rice and Kai Havertz—had played significant roles since joining.

However, 10 out of a possible 12 points have still been earned, and the Gunners’ season-ending mistake last year was peaking too soon. Guardiola and Man City are certain to be aware of that fact, and if they weren’t, Haaland’s positive assessment of Odegaard—especially with his mention of Arteta—could make them aware of it.

At the recent Professional Footballers’ Association players’ player of the year awards, when asked to name a Premier League player he values highly, he immediately said, “Odegaard, my good friend. Since he first arrived at Arsenal, he has been making incredible progress alongside [Mikel] Arteta, and now he is the captain.