Norway international expects his side to “use the angriness inside us” after back-to-back league defeats
Erling Haaland, five-goal hero for Norway on Tuesday, has described Manchester City’s weekend fixture against local rivals Manchester United as the “perfect” opportunity to turn their fortunes around.
The forward called on his side to rise to the occasion after their faltering start to the season. City opened the campaign with a convincing win at Wolves but consecutive defeats to Tottenham and Brighton have left them in 13th place in the table heading into the derby at the Etihad.
“We’ve lost two games in a row, it’s not good enough,” said Haaland. “It’s way too bad. We need to figure it out, get back to winning ways.
“We can’t afford to lose games as there’s so many good teams. It’s perfect to turn things around against United. We need to all be on our best, get our arses going, get things going, because it’s not been good enough so far.”
The in-form striker, who also scored twice in City’s first three league fixtures, admitted the run of results has sharpened the mood in the squad.
“Losing’s not cool,” said Haaland. “It’s annoying. You need to use it for something positive, as motivation to do better the next game, and I expect that we are.
“We need to use the angriness inside us out on the pitch to deliver at our highest level.”
