Erling Haaland pulls no punches after Man City stunned by Bodo/Glimt - 'Embarrassing'

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A frustrated Erling Haaland lashed out at himself and the rest of Manchester City's senior stars in the wake of their chastening 3-1 defeat away to Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League .

It was far from the homecoming that City's imperious Norwegian striker would have dreamed of the night before Tuesday's game as a quickfire first half brace from Kasper Hogh left Pep Guardiola's stunned. Jens Petter Hauge plundered a sensational third before Rayan Cherki bagged a consolation for the sorry visitors, who also saw Rodri sent off on a rotten night .

Haaland, who spurned a golden chance from pointblank range just before half-time, has now scored just once in his last six games. And fresh off back-to-back defeats, City's No 9 pulled no punches with his assessment of the evening.

"No, of course [not the homecoming he wanted.] We lose, on our way back we score and then we get a red card and it gets a bit more difficult. I think a deserved win for Bodo, without a doubt. They play incredible here at home. In the end, I think it's deserved."

When Haaland was pressed on what went wrong, he added: "I don't know [what went wrong]. We do our best but theres something thats missing, obviously. I take full responsibility with Rodri, Giogio, Tijani, as experienced players. I don't want to blame anyone but we need to take more responsibility because in the end it's not good enough. We are Man City - we can't go around and not win games. It shouldn't be like this."

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City ended 2025 with eight consecutive victories but have mustered just two wins from the seven games they've played in 2026 so far. This defeat followed a poor performance in the 2-0 loss in the Manchester derby on Saturday.

Haaland then let rip at his own failure to make an impact against Bodo when he was asked if City's much-changed XI took their eye of the ball against their Norwegian opponents.

"I don't know, I don't have the answers," he admitted. "And again, as I say, I take full responsibility of not being able to score the goals I should do, so I apologise to everyone, to every single supporter that travelled today, because it's embarrassing. Bodo played some incredible football and it's [the win] deserved.

"I don't know what to say because I don't have the answers. All I can say is sorry."

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