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Pep Guardiola has revealed why he took Manchester City phenom Erling Haaland off at half-time during his side’s defeat to Barcelona on penalties in their latest pre-season friendly. Haaland was unlucky not to have put City into the lead in the first-half — after he got on the end of an excellent cross from Oscar Bobb that clearly crossed the line despite Inaki Pena’s best attempts. However, due to a lack of goal line technology at the proceedings, the £375,000-a-week man’s strike was not deemed as a goal. After the 24-year-old’s attempt to put the Sky Blues into the lead, he was largely quiet …

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