Haaland’s refusal of a penalty results in another Wembley blank

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, acknowledged that he was taken aback when Norwegian striker Erling Haaland chose not to take a penalty kick for his team in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Crystal Palace. Omar Marmoush then missed the kick.

In the first half, City was behind 1-0 following a goal from Eberechi Eze, but Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell gave City a penalty after Silva had rushed into the area and was tripped.

After failing to score in his first five City games at Wembley, Haaland was ready to break that duck, but he gave the ball to Marmoush, whose first-ever penalty for City was expertly saved by Dean Henderson.

Guardiola remarked, “I thought he would want to take it but they didn’t speak.” “It’s the sensation and their feelings at that point in time for the penalty. Omar was deemed ready to accept 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.”

Wayne Rooney, a TV analyst for the BBC and a former Manchester United striker, expressed his belief that Haaland may have been affected by the incident.

“He’s 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,” Rooney claimed.

That is the difference between these two players and Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland. They are self-centered and aim to win every match.

“I believe it’s evident that Haland is impacted when he loses opportunities. Perhaps he couldn’t handle the idea of accepting a penalty at Wembley. Because he is a human, you never know.”

Haaland has missed three of his seven penalties this season, despite having 30 goals for City in all competitions.