Pep Guardiola Sarcastically Answers Zlatan Ibrahimovic Over Erling Haaland Claim

• Pep Guardiola has fired back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the veteran striker claimed that the manager might prevent Erling Haaland from realising his full potential
• Ibrahimovic and Guardiola have never seen eye to eye since their fallout at Barcelona
• Guardiola offered a sarcastic response in which he invited Ibrahimovic to keep revealing more details about him

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has given a hilarious response to Zlatan Ibrahimovic over claims that he has a larger-than-life ego.

Ibrahimovic had claimed that Guardiola's ego had prevented him from realising his full potential during their days at Barcelona.

The duo fell out after Guardiola displaced the Swede in favour of Lionel Messi, who was at that time starting to show signs that he was a real world-class talent.

Ibrahimovic then warned Haaland that the same fate might befall him under Guardiola. The Spanish tactician was asked to address the allegations and he said:

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"He is right, he is completely right. In this club, in this team, my ego is beyond every other person, every player. I don’t like it when Erling scores three goals, and all the highlight is for him. I am so jealous! Honestly, so jealous! I said ‘Erling, please no more goals, otherwise the newspapers won’t talk about me, and just about me'. He is right, he knows me perfectly. He can write another book," as MEN reports,

Guardiola's tone was sarcastic as Haaland continues to bang in goals at will. The Norwegian has 17 goals so far in the Premier League alone.

What exactly did Zlatan say?

Sports Brief had reported that veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has sent out a chilling warning to Manchester City star Erling Haaland.

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Haaland has taken the English Premier League by storm after swapping Borussia Dortmund for the EPL defending champions. He has so far scored 17 goals under Pep Guardiola.

The Norwegian striker has been billed as one of the next Ballon d'Or winners, but Ibrahimovic has now come out to warn him. The AC Milan striker has cited his personal relationship with Guardiola as a reason why Haaland might fail to achieve his full potential.