Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has stated that he is not the best person to provide Erling Haaland goal-scoring tips after the striker squandered multiple chances in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea.

Haaland has 21 goals in 27 appearances for the Citizens in all competitions this season, including a Premier League-high 16 strikes, but he had a tough night in front of goal against Mauricio Pochettino’s side at the Etihad Stadium.

Indeed, the Norwegian striker failed to convert any of his nine tries over the course of 90 minutes, most notably missing two headers from close range either side of Chelsea’s opening goal, scored by ex-City player Raheem Sterling on the stroke of halftime.

Man City only had five of their 31 efforts on goal against the Blues, but they salvaged a point seven minutes from time thanks to a stunning 20-yard strike from Rodri.

Although Haaland was not at his clinical best, Guardiola saw positives in the striker’s performance and believes he will soon be scoring goals again.

“Next time he’s going to score,” Guardiola remarked in his post-game press conference. “I played football for 11 years and scored 11 goals.

“One goal per season. These are my statistics. So I’m not the right individual to give advice on the striker and what they need to do.

“We created opportunities, he took use of them, and he will score in the next game. Absolutely [I believe that]. It’s football, and he’s a human person.”

Guardiola criticized Manchester City’s first-half performance in the draw with Chelsea, but Rodri praised the team’s “spirit” for salvaging what may be a crucial point in the title battle.

“I think we weren’t great in the first half, to be honest,” Rodri told reporters, according to mancity.com. “We allowed another easy goal. I think we need to improve our defense. They created almost nothing in the first half.

“We were aware of Chelsea’s counter-attacks and speedy players, but I believe we need to improve our counter-attack defence. We need to be honest with ourselves. From there, it becomes increasingly harder to return.

“I believe we offered everything we had; for example, in the second half, we played brilliantly. It was not enough. Of course, scoring early makes things easier, but it’s all about defending better.

“We tried in the second half. We created opportunities, had more spirit, wanted the ball, and were willing to take risks.

“It was in our hands, and we needed to improve our individual acts. You can’t let the game run like this. I’m not blaming anyone, but we must accept responsibility if we want to win the league.

“We had chances to win and I felt the momentum but sometimes it’s a bit frustrating and the ball doesn’t go in.”

Man City, who have slid to third place in the Premier League table and are four points behind leaders Liverpool, who have played one more game, will try to win again when they host Brentford next Tuesday.