Jamie Carragher is not convinced by claims that Erling Haaland was not fit enough to start in the Crunch Champions League -similar play by Manchester City with Real Madrid.
Norway's striker, 24, was an injury doubt that was on its way to Wednesday evening's play-off match in the Bernabeu after he appears in the big 4-0 win of the 4-0 in the city in the city during the weekend was taken.
City knew that only a different explanation would make in Madrid after he had fallen on a late 3-2 defeat in Etihad last week. But Haaland was an unused replacement when a Kylian Mbappe Hat-Trick had the Premier League champions from the European first knockout competition crashed from Europe.
Guillem Balague put on CBS Sports earlier in the evening that Haaland had told Pep Guardiola on Wednesday morning that he was not fit enough to start the huge game after shocking his knee.
But Carragher did not have that theory and suggested that Haaland might actually be reluctant to play against the recurring Antonio Rudiger.
“So let me work this out,” said Carragher just before the kick -off. “Haaland went to the manager this morning and said he is not fit? Do you think that has something to do with Rudiger? Is that because Rudiger plays?
“He is on the couch, so he can't get injured. I never went to the manager on the morning of a game and said that I am not fit. So he is injured, right? It is Rudiger-itit it is? Is that saying?
However, Micah Richards wrote the theory of Carragher and claimed that it was “nonsense”. The former city substitute replied: “Look at him, look at his stories. It's just nonsense. Come on Jamie, you're better than that, you're better than that.”
Haaland could only look from the couch while City lost 3-1. An excellent Hattrick from Mbappe continued the draw, while Real Madrid took a 6-3 victory over a 6-3 victory to continue to the last 16.
Despite a disappointing defeat at night, Pep Guardiola insisted that he had no complaints with the early exit of City from Europe after the game, and TNT sports told: “After we had admitted the goal in the first action we were not good Defended, it was more and more difficult.
“It is a fantastic team, they deserve to continue. We didn't deserve it, it is the first year that we have not made a good Champions League season. We have to accept and fight for the next season here again to be. “
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