By JACK GAUGHAN

Published: 20:03, 18 October 2025 | Updated: 20:03, 18 October 2025

Pep Guardiola has admitted that Manchester City cannot solely rely on goal machine Erling Haaland if they are to make an impression this season.

Haaland’s double against Everton took his tally to an incredible 11 Premier League goals from the opening eight games.

But Burnley’s Maxime Esteve’s two own goals during City’s 5-1 win last month theoretically make him second top scorer for Guardiola this term.

Four players – Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki and Matheus Nunes – all have one each but wingers Savinho, Jeremy Doku and Oscar Bobb have all yet to find the net, while Omar Marmoush is coming back from injury.

‘We cannot do good things with just Erling,’ Guardiola said. ‘Our other players have to make a step up. The chances we create are so clear. They have to score at that level.’

Asked if players not sharing the load was a concern, Guardiola replied: ‘Yeah, we have to score more. If we don't create it's fine but when we...