“We try to do it better next time. But the expectation is there because the numbers are incredible for this guy in his career. He’s scored nine goals in five games and it’s really good. But what’s important is not the perfect start. The perfect start is Arsenal’s [winning all five matches] but we are there, close, and the feeling is that we are playing good and we are going to continue to do that.”

Guardiola stated how Haaland can improve. “Read where the space is,” he said. “There are spaces where he can drop, but there are moments when it’s not necessary to drop because the space is not there. And of course he’s a guy who’s in the box. We want to play a lot of the time in there, to produce a lot of goals and put a lot of balls in there to make him feel comfortable and to use his incredible weapon.

“He’s a guy who arrives in the box and has a sense that he can score. This is what we want to do, the same with Julián [Álvarez].”

Guardiola said Aymeric Laporte may be out for longer than expected with a knee injury. “I’d say one month [more] – after the international break,” he said.

City bought Manuel Akanji for £15.1m from Borussia Dortmund as extra cover at centre-back, where they have Laporte, Nathan Aké, John Stones and Rúben Dias. “We have four incredible centre-backs before but sometimes we’ve had it tough with injuries,” Guardiola said.

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