Pep Guardiola and Erling Haaland joked after the Manchester City striker scored only once in City's 4-0 thrashing of Southampton on Saturday.
Haaland has had a remarkable start to his career at the Etihad, scoring 20 times in just 12 games.
He has 15 in nine Premier League matches and five in three Champions League games, while he had also scored three consecutive home top flight hat-tricks before Saturday's game.
Following his stunning start, a petition calling for Haaland to be kicked out of football was launched.