Erling Haaland: The FA Cup penalty decision shows that he is not Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, says Wayne Rooney | Football news

Erling Haaland cannot be considered in the same support as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo after abandoning a penalty in the final defeat of the FA Cup of Man City against Crystal Palace, explains Wayne Rooney.

City was beaten 1-0 in Wembley by Crystal Palace after Omar Marmoush had a first half penalty saved by Dean Henderson, who had the chance to be on the ground after having avoided a review of the red cards by the Var.

Haaland, the usual penalty lessee of City, presented the ball to Marmoush with 10 minutes of half and the palace 1-0 thanks to the early opening of Ebelechi Eze, but Henderson guessed correctly to refuse it.

The former Manchester United Rooney striker wondered if Haaland, just two games from the injury, transmitted responsibility because he was overwhelmed by the pressure of the moment.

“Erling Haaland is a world class attacker, but when we talk about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, there is no way to give this ball,” said Rooney BBC Sport.

“This is what separates these two players from Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe and these players.

“They are selfish and they want to mark each match.

“When it lacks chances, I think you can see that it happens to him and it affects him.

“Maybe the idea of ​​taking a penalty to Wembley may have been too much for him. You never know, he’s a human being.”

The city boss, Pep Guardiola, expected Haaland to intensify and said that the decision for Marmoush to take the penalty was made by the players on the field.

“I thought he [would] I want to take it, “said Guardiola about Haaland after the match.” We did not speak. There are questions in meetings, and there are things ready for them.

“This moment for free kicks, the penalty, is particularly [about] How you feel. They saw that Omar was ready to take it. “”

Henderson revealed after the match that he was more confident in the face of a penalty from Marmoush than Haaland.

“Haaland may have intensified, I did not know in which direction he would go,” said Palais goalkeeper at BBC Sport. “He gave it to Marmoush – I knew how much he was going. I knew I would save him.”

Henderson has already saved spot kicks in Wembley, after having already done it for Shrewsbury in the Ligue 1 final in 2018, when lent by Manchester United.

“I saved a penalty there a few years ago for Shrewsbury,” he said ITV Sport. “I imagined my chances in this corner. He broke it hard and I went in the right direction.”

Should Henderson had to be sent?

Henderson had escaped a shipment shortly before his penalty heroism after seeming to manage the ball outside the area when Haaland seemed ready to pass the ball in front of him.

Var reviewed the incident after referee Stuart Attwell missed handball and estimated that Henderson had managed the ball beyond the limits of his box, but decided that he did not refuse an opportunity for scorer because the ball was moving from the goal.

Former city defender Joleon Lescott said that he was “one of the worst decisions” he saw in football, while Ian Wright described the officer as “pathetic”.

Henderson raised questions about his potential red card after the match.

“I didn’t know [the VAR review] was for me, “he told ITV Sport.” No matter, that doesn’t matter. I am not disturbed. “”

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