Pep Guardiola doesn’t know “if it’s good to rest” Erling Haaland after a quiet display by the Manchester City frontman during Saturday’s 3-2 win over Leeds at the Etihad.

Having started the 2025/26 season in blistering form , the Norwegian striker has now gone three games without a goal in all competitions. Far from crisis-inducing form, it still represents a noticeable dip compared to Haaland’s own usual lofty standards, particularly for a player on the verge of his 100th Premier League strike.

At full-time following his latest blank, after teammate Phil Foden had stepped up to deny Leeds a comeback for the ages , Haaland was seen engaged in an animated discussion with his manager on the Etihad pitch, prompting plenty of speculation as to what the pair were talking about.

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