“What a ludicrous statement from Jaime Carragher.”
Former Manchester United star has called Jamie Carragher a “waffler” for his comments on Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.
The Sky Sports pundit questioned whether or not Haaland has actually signed for the right club, on the basis that although he is scoring lots of goals, City are winning less games.
Yorke however, strongly disagrees and calls out his old Liverpool rival on the matter.
“What a ludicrous statement from Jaime Carragher to say that Erling Haaland has not picked the right club in Manchester City, it’s a ridiculous statement.
“Everyone has their opinion I suppose and we’ve both played the game at a certain level, but I’d take whatever Carragher says with a pinch of salt.
“If Haaland is running in behind and not being passed to, it means Pep Guardiola has to tell the players on the ball to pass him the ball. It has nothing to do with Haaland choosing the ‘wrong team’.
“Manchester City are the best team and have been for the past four years, what team would Haaland be better suited to if not Manchester City?
“Haaland does not like the ball to his feet, he’s a striker who likes to run in behind. It’s his first season too, so he’s still getting to know the players he plays with and the other players are understanding how Haaland plays.’
“Number nine is a specialist position that runs in behind, they want to face the goal, not away from it.
“When Haaland was scoring all his goals before, everyone was talking about how good he is at Manchester City, now he has not scored in one game, Haaland has signed for the wrong team.
“What a load of waffle from Carragher, you also have one of the best passers in the world in Kevin De Bruyne in the team too, they just have to see Haaland’s runs more. There is a simple solution, just play the ball in the space.”
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