Gary Lineker disagrees with Man City boss Pep Guardiola and Ian Wright's Erling Haaland theory

Gary Lineker is unsure he believes Pep Guardiola and Ian Wright's theory as to why Erling Haaland was unhappy when he was substituted during Manchester City's 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Haaland was back at his lethal best on Saturday evening, stealing the headlines as he scored four goals in the rout over Gary O'Neil's side. With his job done, the Norwegian centre-forward was replaced by Julian Alvarez with eight minutes of normal time remaining.

As he left the pitch, Haaland appeared to be involved in an angry confrontation with Guardiola before making his way to the bench. After the match, the City boss was quizzed about the forward's reaction to being subbed.

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Guardiola replied: "There were a lot of long balls into the channels where he won the position and was being pulled by the opponent and it was never [given as] a foul. When he's level with the shoulders I can understand but sometimes he won the position and was being pulled.

"He went down and sometimes it was no foul [given]. It happens every game a lot of times. He was just a bit frustrated for these actions but I can guarantee how happy he was today."

Analysing the clip on Match of the Day, Wright agreed with Guardiola's theory. "I think he was upset because he wasn't getting much from the referee and [because of] how he was being played by [Max] Kilman," the former Arsenal striker said.

But Lineker was less convinced, arguing: "I think he didn’t want to come off. Even though he said that wasn’t what it was and I totally understand that [not wanting to come off]."

City's victory moved them back to within a