Haaland criticised for not taking penalty in FA Cup Final with Omar Marmoush taking and missing the penalty.
Haaland criticised for another poor performance in the FA Cup Finals.
The sight of Wembley Stadium is going to make Erling Haaland nauseous.
At the national stadium on Saturday, the Norway striker had the chance to break his goal-scoring drought, but he chose to miss the chance as Manchester City lost to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final.
Haaland stunned everyone both inside the stadium and at home by kissing the ball and passing it to Omar Marmoush, who had the opportunity to equalise from the penalty spot but Dean Henderson deflected his attempt.
“I thought he would want to take it but they didn’t speak,” said City manager Pep Guardiola.
“That moment for the penalty, it’s the feeling and how they feel. They decided Omar was ready to take it.
“Omar took a lot of time when the ball was stopped, so it put more pressure on him, and Henderson made a good save.”
Former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney suggested the occasion may have got to Haaland, saying: “Erling Haaland is a world-class forward, but when we are talking about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, there is no way they are giving that ball away.
“That is what separates them two players from Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe and these players. They are selfish and they want to score every game.
“When he misses chances I think you can see it gets to him and it does affect him.
“Maybe the thought of taking a penalty at Wembley might have been too much for him. You never know, he is a human being.”