Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has played down the rising expectations on Erling Haaland, citing the post-match reaction to the forwards scorele Catfish Hunter Jersey s debut in the Community Shield against Liverpool.All eyes were upon the Norwegian in the season opener against Jurgen Klopps side but Haaland struck a blank, mi sing a number of opportunities, and it was instead Liverpools big-money recruit Darwin Nunez who stole the headlines.The situation has shifted significantly sincethe start of the Premier League campaign though, with Haaland setting a record by hitting nine goals in his first five appearances in Englands top-tier league.That includes back-to-back hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, allowing City to keep up the chase with early pacesetters Jose Canseco Jersey Arsenal at the summit of the table.Expectation upon Haaland has risen as a result, with former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher backing him to be one of the best players the Premier League has ever seen despite just being a month into the season.Asked about those predictions, Guardiola stated he was not able to peer into the future and spoke about his delight at how quickly his new additions have settled.I admire all the people that can Jed Lowrie Jersey anticipate what is going to happen in the future, Im not able to do it, he said in Fridays pre s conference.One month ago it was a disaster because of the Community Shield, now hes going to break absolutely everything. Im not able to anticipate absolutely everything that is going to happen. I dont know what is going to happen tomorrow, so to imagine what is going to Marcus Semien Jersey happen in one, two, three years? We are delighted because he has settled well, not just Erling but all the new players.First and foremost, the backroom staff especially, its so important how they help to adapt, to settle quickly with the new players. Its really good and thats why it is easy, thats why it is the most important thing.Haaland is not the only new face in Citys attack to catch the eye, with Julian Alvarez also impre sing in his early appearances, netting a brace in the midweek Oakland Athletics Custom Jersey demolition of Forest, and Guardiola heaped praise upon the Argentine.We are more than delighted that the club bought these two fantastic strikers, were very pleased with Julian, he added.He scored one with his right, one with his left foot, both finishes were amazing. The work ethic, its really good, really good that we have the two of them and in many games they will play together, thats for sure.