Micah Richards has defended Manchester City striker Erling Haaland amid recent criticism of the player. After failing to score a goal in City’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea, the striker bagged the winner in the Manchester club’s 1-0 win over Brentford, which led to Pep Guardiola saying that Haaland will silence any critics that question his goalscoring ability. More recently, the 23-year-old scored five goals in City’s 6-2 win at Kenilworth Road against Luton Town in the FA Cup. Following his impressive midweek performance, the striker has found himself being defended, but not in the sense that he…