{"id":49433,"date":"2026-04-19T23:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=49433"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:56:46","slug":"erling-haaland-says-we-need-to-stay-humble-after-manchester-city-2-1-arsenal-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/premier-league\/erling-haaland-says-we-need-to-stay-humble-after-manchester-city-2-1-arsenal-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland says \u201cWe Need to Stay Humble\u201d after Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Manchester City edged out Arsenal 2-1 in a crucial Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on April 19, 2026. Following the victory, star striker <strong>Erling Haaland<\/strong> urged his teammates to stay grounded as the title race enters its final stages.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Haaland\u2019s Post-Match Message: Stay Humble<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In his post-match interview, the Norwegian goal machine delivered a mature and focused message:<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe need to STAY HUMBLE. Don\u2019t think too much. Burnley next, that game is as important as this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Haaland\u2019s comments reflect the professional mentality demanded by manager Pep Guardiola. Despite the massive win over Arsenal, the City striker is already shifting focus to the next fixture, refusing to get carried away.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Match Summary: City 2-1 Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Final Score: Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Rayan Cherki<\/strong> (16\u2032) \u2013 Opened the scoring with a brilliant individual goal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kai Havertz<\/strong> (18\u2032) \u2013 Arsenal equalised quickly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erling Haaland<\/strong> (65\u2032) \u2013 Scored the decisive winner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The victory keeps Manchester City firmly in the 2025-26 Premier League title hunt. A win in their next match against Burnley would send them to the top of the table.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Haaland\u2019s All-Round Masterclass<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Beyond his winning goal, Haaland impressed with his work rate, holding off Arsenal\u2019s strong centre-backs and fighting for every ball. His teammate Bernardo Silva had earlier praised him, saying Haaland \u201cfought like an animal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Now, Haaland himself is calling for calmness and humility as City chase the title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City edged out Arsenal 2-1 in a crucial Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on April 19, 2026\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":49434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4650],"tags":[1077],"class_list":["post-49433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","tag-erling-haaland"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49435,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49433\/revisions\/49435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}