manchester city boss pep guardiola has defended striker erling haaland, after pundit roy keane likenedague two player. following city's goalless draw with arsenal on sunday, former manchester united captain keane said haaland's "general play" was "so poor." the norwegian scored 52 goals last season in city's treble—winning run, and he has 29 so far this season. guardiola said he "absolutely" disagreed with keane's assessment. he is the best striker in the world. if he helps us to win this season, the reason we don't create more chances for early, we need more presence. —— presence in the final third with more people. an exceptional game against arsenal but we miss more people in the final third. for the quality and skills that we have but erling is exceptional. the former president of the spanish football federation, luis rubiales, has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation. he's under suspicion of receiving illegal commissions when negotiating a lucrative deal to stage the spanish super cup competition in saudi arabia. rubiales was detained after he landed at madrid airpo

it's roy keane being roy keane isn't it. he says exactly what he thinks.at he has. >> as to how haaland is brought into game . i mean there's no into the game. i mean there's no club would turn down club that would turn down haaland of course not haaland and they of course not have that he scored. have goals that that he scored. but think the great thing is but i think the great thing is i'd see guardiola, who i'd love to see guardiola, who thinks big am and thinks he's the big i am and he's very he's a genius. he's a genius, there's no doubt. but he told off jack grealish front told off jack grealish in front of cameras on the pitch on of the cameras on the pitch on sunday, which thought was bang sunday, which i thought was bang out and, you know, so. out of order and, you know, so. but yet he can't take it. if someone like keane calls him and roy keane won't be in the slightest . slightest. >> pritt stick no, he will love it. and it's interesting because there was that thing that you mentioned he go at mentioned where he had a go at jack grealish. now th

aston villa the manchester city boss pep guardiola has defended striker erling haaland, after pundit roy keaneikened him to a league two player. following city's goalless draw with arsenal on sunday, former manchester united captain keane said haaland's "general play" was "so poor". the norwegian scored 52 goals last season in city's treble—winning run, and he has 29 so far this season. guardiola said he "absolutely" disagreed with keane's assessment. he is the best striker in the world, and he helped us to win last season. and the reason why we don't create much chances is not from erling, it is we need more presence in the final third, we need more people. we played an exceptional game, but we missed more people in the final third. maybe for the quality and different skill sets we have, but erling is exceptional. as we just mentioned in the day's late game third—placed manchester city host aston villa in fourth. unai emery�*s side won the return fixture at villa park i—o back in december. elsewhere brentford host brighton while 18th placed luton travel to second placed arsenal. luis rubiales

manchester city manager pep guardiola defends striker erling haaland after pundit roy keane says his general play is at the level of a league two player. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. israel is facing growing pressure to explain exactly how seven people working for an aid charity were killed in an air strike in gaza. three britons are among those who died — john chapman, james henderson and james kirby. the family ofjames kirby, has today called him "a hero". and in the last few minutes, the family ofjohn chapman said, we are devastated to have lost john, who was killed in gaza. he died trying to help people and was subject to an inhumane act." the group had been travelling in a clearly marked aid convoy at the time. last night, us president biden expressed concerns about the way israel is conducting its operations in gaza. israel said the strike was a grave mistake in complex circumstances. from jersualem, yolande knell reports. seven beautiful souls. that's how world central kitchen says it will remember its colleagues killed by an israeli strike in gaza. they

manchester city manager pep guardiola defends striker erling haaland after pundit roy keane says his

aston villa the manchester city boss pep guardiola has defended striker erling haaland, after pundit roy keane said haaland's "general play" was "so poor". the norwegian scored 52 goals last season in city's treble—winning run, and he has 29 so far this season.

at that time roy keane's managed roy keane.anagers because the thing is it's just gone bad to worse. and now things have turned around. so they boys there's the tractor boys. yeah the tractor boys three, two. they beat southampton yesterday. southampton yesterday. southampton there as southampton are also up there as well and went down last year for the premier league. so it was two two. there were limbs. everybody crazy . it was the everybody went crazy. it was the virtually the last of the virtually the last kick of the game . ipswich scored the winner, game. ipswich scored the winner, jeremy sarmiento and ed sheeran was there as well because ed sheeran had a huge ipswich fan. they then go back top again so it's very, very tight. southampton, they look like play offs and then leeds played hull, who are also up there as well and they won. so it's pretty much as we were. so they beat hull three one. they had late goals as well. so ipswich are top leicester two points goals as well. so ipswich are top but eicester two points goa

>> well, it's all very interesting interview yesterday with roy keane and he was with gary neville talkingng he had a couple of shirts he'd got the shirt ronaldo and someone else. yeah. >> and he and keane said to him, did did they ask for yours. >> yeah. and you find that they didn't. but he, he didn't have any time for swapping shirts. >> yeah. i can imagine. i won't do that. but but but there's always you can imagine if you're playing, messi or if you're playing, messi or if you're playing against ronaldo or any great names, the other players are always going to run to the to that player . are always going to run to the to that player. and it's like steve hodge, you ended up getting like £7 million for maradonas shirt. he had to do that quietly because after the argentina game of 86, when it was the hand of god, he went in and he was being drug tested and quietly did it because he knew all the other england players. i've heard this from other england players since that were really unhappy and say, what do you want that shirt for? you know, he's a cheat. you can't take that shirt. it's a

so there is a thing about, you know, there's a slight sort of roy keane element to this, that you lover love a person like this on your team, now and then you team, but every now and then you accept they're going pick accept they're going to pick up accept they're going to pick up a yeah. well a yellow card or two. yeah. well perhaps , well perhaps keir perhaps, well perhaps keir starmer should have out starmer should have come out with a, angela will be angela line, which is what, tony blair always said about john prescott isn't it. well, john will be john, and, and accept it for that. so it's not going to wash with this, is it? >> no. well, it's not going anywhere, is it, owen bennett? good to you this morning. good to see you this morning. thank much indeed. thank you very much indeed. >> , angela rayner has said >> well, angela rayner has said i've repeatedly said i would welcome the chance to sit down with appropriate authorities with the appropriate authorities , including the police and hmrc, to out the facts and draw a to set out the facts and draw a line under this matter. i a