GUARDIOLA DISCUSSES THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MESSI, RONALDO, AND HAALAND

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has emphasized the differences between Erling Haaland and famous football players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Haaland scored his 30th Premier League goal of the year on Saturday as City thrashed Southampton 4-1.

The 22-year-season old's total increased to 44 goals with the brace.

Both Messi and Ronaldo have scored more than 800 goals in their careers and are still active in their late thirties.

Haaland has now received a warning from Guardiola that he still has a long way to go before matching the two greats.

"I think Messi is a more complete player. He can play wherever because he understands the game.

"The other two, Cristiano and Haaland, are like a machine. But Erling knows the other two guys have dominated for two decades, not just one year," Guardiola said.