Roy Keane has slammed Erling Haaland for smiling after missing chances during Manchester City's FA Cup quarter-final victory over Bournemouth.
The Norwegian striker missed a penalty in the first half at the Vitality Stadium before squandering another good opportunity moments later.
Haaland's reaction to his second miss particularly irritated the former Manchester United captain, who was working as a pundit for ITV during the match.
Keane didn't hold back in his criticism, stating: "Haaland missing a penalty, very lackadaisical."
Roy Keane has slammed Erling Haaland for smiling after missing chances during Manchester City's FA Cup quarter-final victory over Bournemouth
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The ITV pundit was particularly annoyed by the striker's reaction to his misses.
"Then, he missed another chance and he's smiling," Keane remarked.
His frustration extended to the entire team's approach to the match.
"Man City strolling around the pitch are really getting on my nerves, not a good sign," he added.
Keane's sentiment was echoed by fellow pundit Ian Wright, who also expressed concern about City's performance.
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"We know Bournemouth are going to force them wide and make them make mistakes," Wright said.
"That's exactly what Matheus Nunes did. This could have been very comfortable."
"They don't seem in the vibe. They don't seem up for it."
Despite the criticism, Haaland would eventually find the back of the net in the 49th minute, levelling the tie for Manchester City.
However, his match was cut short when he sustained an injury and was substituted in the 61st minute.
The nature of Haaland's injury wasn't immediately clear, but it was serious enough to warrant his removal from the game.
City manager Pep Guardiola opted to bring on new signing Omar Marmoush in place of the Norwegian striker.
The Egyptian international made an immediate impact, finding the net just two minutes after coming on.
Marmoush's 63rd-minute strike secured a 2-1 victory for Manchester City, sending the defending champions through to the semi-finals of the prestigious competition.
City's reward for overcoming Bournemouth is a last-four clash with Nottingham Forest, with that semi-final scheduled to take place on April 26th at Wembley Stadium.
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Meanwhile, speaking after his side's victory on Sunday, Pep Guardiola expressed his delight with his team's performance.
“It’s an incredible achievement because it’s every year, every year, every year," he said after they made the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the seventh year in a row.
“You know how difficult it is in the league to win a championship, but you can drop, you can lose.
“We play semi-finals coming two or three days before most of the times, playing away Champions League quarter-finals with a big disappointment being out or big success and no recovery, playing against Liverpool and Chelsea and so on.
Erling Haaland scored for Man City after initially missing a penalty in their FA Cup win over Bournemouth on Sunday
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“So it’s not easy to, you know, to cope sometimes for that. Even with that, all the time we were there, so we break our own record we had last season six in a row, so now seven.
“So it’s not easy, I’m sorry because this is what this club or this team, these legendary players have shown during a lot of time.
“This consistency, we were a machine, but this season we play more games like we play against Bournemouth the Premier League like today and that’s why we don’t deserve much more than we have now.
“But still we have this amazing competition ahead of us and we have, of course qualification for the Champions League. That is incredible success its really, really important.”
