Grealish, who created the assists for both of Haaland’s goals in the second half of the match, missed three clear opportunities in the first-half
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has urged Three Lions striker, Jack Grealish not to let the poor finishing that characterised his performance in the 3-1 win against Leeds United bother him.
The Citizens defeated Leeds United in the Premier League at Elland Road on Wednesday, with Erling Haaland bagging a second-half brace after Rodri had opened the scoring for the visitors just before the break.
Grealish, who created the assists for both of Haaland’s goals in the second half of the encounter, missed three clear opportunities in the first-half.
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The English winger, who was actively involved for England during the World Cup has come under heavy criticism for his lack of goals and assists since joining the league champions from Aston Villa.
Despite this, Guardiola believes missing clear goal opportunities is a thing of the mind and that he only needs to remain “ambitious” and “competitive” to start scoring.
“We have to score goals. When the chances are there, it’s important. It’s a mental question,” Guardiola told Amazon Prime while discussing the England international’s performance.
“He just has to say ‘I’m going to score’ –[with] no negativity in his mind. When that happens, he is going to score goals.
“He has to be more ambitious, he has to score more goals and be competitive.”