“He has been impressive this Pre-Season has deserve a spot the first team, I will give him more playing time- Pep Guardiola may have discovered a new first team starter after two games of their pre-season tour

On Saturday, the Yankee Stadium welcomed a Norwegian sensation. Perhaps not what they had hoped for, but they did get what they wanted.

The crowd cheered the loudest when Erling Haaland scored, but on tour, fellow countryman Oscar Bobb is outperforming his teammate. His three-game total now stands at three assists, in addition to his goal against Celtic. Even in the preseason, Haaland is on a two-game winning streak, which is indicative of a bad start to the season.

However, Bobb is setting the standard in the US, just like he did in Asia the previous year. Pep Guardiola attributes Manchester City’s current roster to him and believes he is a lock to start in the first squad this season.

Bobb, who made a name for himself last season for his ability to maneuver out of awkward circumstances, is now reminding everyone of the skills he learned in the school to defeat an opponent one-on-one. Appropriate, as Guardiola has highlighted Savinho’s and Jeremy Doku’s abilities in that domain. Similar to his performance against Celtic, Bobb thrilled the supporters by lowering his shoulder, picking up an additional yard of speed, and putting the ball in Haaland’s path for a simple slot.

The play and finish were exactly the same as Maximo Perrone’s against Celtic, but Bobb again was the mastermind, even if Haaland received applause. It appeared like a definite goal as he slid through the midfield, gathered a one-two, and headed for the bottom corner, but for the first time this summer, his compass was slightly wrong.

In just 113 minutes, the Haaland-Bobb partnership has produced four of City’s five goals in the preseason, with the two appearing to understand each other well. This type of connection is invaluable, particularly because the most of Guardiola’s top attackers are still on vacation.

But shortly after, Guardiola was making crazy gestures at his inexperienced full-backs on the field. When Celtic scored three goals in a row in North Carolina and dropped Kalvin Phillips as a result, he was not happy. Here, Ederson twice allowed the ball through his body, Lorenzo Colombo twice got a shot off at the back post, and Samuel Chukwueze twice managed to slip a cross past Rico Lewis and Callum Doyle. Nice or not, the management was not pleased.

Recalled after Guardiola expressed his need for his goalkeeper to remain, Ederson has been dissatisfied with his tour due to rumors over his attitude at the end of the season. While he claimed to “remain focused on the preparation of the season,” he didn’t appear to be paying much attention in the Bronx. Before his mistakes, he had made two significant stops as the night’s captain.

Although he can defend himself against Colombo’s bullets, he would still be irritated with himself. Ederson, who stayed on for the second half to emphasize his status as the starting goalkeeper, did become better after the interval but still hobbled off after allowing a third goal, with Scott Carson taking his place with delight.

Micah Hamilton, who entered the game during the half, assisted McAtee in tying the score. Like Bobb, he is another who will benefit from scoring a few goals this month and is supporting Guardiola’s transfer policy.

The bulk of the 46,000-strong New York audience, who supported City despite the city’s sizable Italian community, attended the event. This was a famous scene, although clearly not for football, with covered baseball mounds taking up a fourth of the field. Before the game, Pep Guardiola spoke with Milan manager Paolo Fonseca for a considerable amount of time. He then had a shorter chat with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Perhaps Zlatan was the next person on his diary, as he met Andre Agassi on Friday in New York.

Ibrahimovic used to be the main attraction at events held in venues like Yankee Stadium. Commercially, Haaland is the big guy these days, and he appears to be doing well thus far, having taken a break in New York at the halfway point.

However, Bobb is the one who is now dominating anytime he takes the field in the US.