Erling Haaland feels He "Hasn't Been Good Enough" After Aston Villa Defeat (2-1)

Manchester City suffered a ninth loss in 12 games when they were beaten 2-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday; Erling Haaland had one touch in the opposition area in 90 minutes against Villa.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland looks dejected after the defeat to Aston Villa

Villa Park proved to be another tough outing, with Villa falling to their sixth defeat in eight Premier League games. Pep Guardiola's side has now slipped to sixth place, nine points behind Liverpool, who still have two games in hand. To make matters worse, City has now lost nine of their last 12 matches across all competitions.

Erling Haaland’s struggles in front of goal continue. The Norwegian striker hasn’t scored in his last three games and has only managed one goal in his last six outings.

Against Villa, his struggles were clear—he only had one touch inside the opposition box.

Speaking to TNT Sports after the game, Haaland opened up about his performance, admitting that it’s been tough to stay confident.

"First I'm looking at myself, I haven't been doing things good enough," he said.

"I haven't been scoring my chances so I have to do better. A lot of it is on me and I haven't been good enough. Of course, [confidence is] not the best. We know how important confidence is and you can see that it affects every human being. That is how it is, we have to continue and stay positive even though it is difficult."

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with Haaland after full time at Villa Park

Haaland's boss, Pep Guardiola is suffering from his worst run ever as manager, however, City's No 9 maintains faith that he will turn things around.

"He will find the solutions," Haaland said.

"He won the Premier League six times in seven years, so we will never forget that. We still believe in him, we have to work harder than ever right now."

Guardiola was asked about Haaland's comments during his post-match press conference but disagrees with his striker's comments.

"Without him, we would be even worse," Guardiola said.

"I don't agree with him but I like players to feel this way it's the only chance that we have to get better. There are two options [to be self-critical], the other is to blame those by your side. That depends on them.

"We tried but in the end, he needs to be delivered the right balls in the right positions."

Source: SkySports News | Pep Guardiola defends Erling Haaland after striker said he hasn't been good enough for Man City