Bournemouth, nicknamed "The Cherries," will travel to the Etihad Stadium to challenge Manchester City in the next round of Premier League matches. Andoni Iraola has stated that he believes Bournemouth has the ability to cause problems for Manchester City and that his team cannot simply focus on marking Norwegian star Erling Haaland during the game.

In the last round of the Premier League, Bournemouth defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 thanks to goals from Tafnir and Kruppi, extending their unbeaten run to 5 games (2 wins, 3 draws).

In head-to-head records, Bournemouth have a record of 1 win and 4 losses in their last 5 matches against Manchester City. However, Bournemouth have only lost one game in the Premier League so far this season, and their overall strength should not be underestimated.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said, "We can convince the players from previous games that we are not so far from achieving results against these teams. When we play at our highest level, we can take things from these teams. We haven't done it at this stadium yet, but we have beaten them at home."

“We have beaten teams like Manchester City before, both at home and away, so it’s possible. Yes, they are stronger than us, but that doesn’t mean we should be afraid. We can remain competitive, and we can definitely cause Manchester City some trouble.”

In addition, 25-year-old Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has contributed 11 goals for Manchester City in the Premier League this season and 4 goals in the Champions League, showing an outstanding overall performance.

However, Andoni Iraola stated, "I'm not too focused on Haaland at that level. I only know that I want the team to win, not to prevent Haaland from scoring. If he scores two, then we'll score three, and I'll accept that, absolutely. It's not just about focusing on Haaland; we know their top scorer is in excellent form, and stopping him will be very difficult because he scores in almost every game."

"But this is a challenge we have to accept, both for the defense and the team as a whole. The problem is, if we focus all our attention on Haaland, they have other players, like Malmush, who scores every time he plays against us."

In addition, Andoni Iraola emphasized, "So the focus is not just on Haaland. They have so many threats, which is why they are so strong. Because they have to cover so many areas, and sometimes the team has to choose which positions to give up."

“It’s nearly impossible to cover all locations; we have to choose which locations to give them a little more space.”