Erling Haaland sends clear message amid Real Madrid links after Pep Guardiola Man City renewal

Erling Haaland says he is “super happy” to be playing under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, labelling him as the best manager in the world.

The 53-year-old inked a two-year contract extension this week in what is a huge boost for the club. His previous deal was set to expire next summer and there was ambiguity over his future plans and what impact a potential exit could have on the squad.

However, Guardiola has underlined his commitment to the club, confirming that Man City’s legal battle with the Premier League had no bearing on his decision. Rodri has since outlined that the manager’s contract agreement is an “important incentive” to stay at the Blues amid links with Real Madrid.

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The Spanish champions have also continually been linked with Haaland since his arrival in Manchester, but the player himself believes he is working under possibly the greatest coach of all time at Man City.

“He's the best manager in the world and I think we all know that. And he's probably the best that ever existed on the earth,” he told Sky Sports.

“I expected loads of things from him and he's been delivering up to this every single second. I'm super happy and you can also see that when I play as well.”

Haaland says Guardiola has been “calm” amidst Man City’s current four-game losing streak, the longest such run since the boss took charge of the club. The Blues are out of the League Cup, have won just two of their four Champions League games and are five points off Premier League leader Liverpool.

But Haaland says he has “full trust” that Guardiola will find solutions to problems and