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Angry Man City boss Pep Guardiola FUMES at Jamie Carragher for suggesting Erling Haaland missed Real Madrid game because of 'Rudiger-itis'

Pep Guardiola has expressed his disgust at TV pundit Jamie Carragher after he appeared to question whether Erling Haaland skipped Wednesday night's Champions League exit against Real Madrid because he was intimidated by facing defender Antonio Rudiger.

Haaland, who suffered a knee injury against Newcastle last weekend, was named among City's substitutes in the Bernabeu but did not come on as Guardiola's men crashed out 6-3 on aggregate. He remains a doubt for Sunday's Premier League clash against Liverpool.

Speaking on American network CBS, Carragher said: 'Let me work this out, Haaland has gone to the manager in the morning and said he's not fit?