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Guardiola defends Man City's Haaland after Keane criticism

Pep Guardiola hit back at Roy Keane over his criticism of Erling Haaland and called the Norwegian "the best striker in the world."

Keane said Haaland's "general play" was "almost like a League Two player" after the Manchester City forward had just 23 touches in Sunday's 0-0 draw with Arsenal.

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The Man City coach fired back at the former Manchester United midfielder, saying Keane had got it wrong and that Haaland wasn't to blame for his lack of goal scoring chances against Arsenal.