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Rio Ferdinand has jumped to the defence of under-fire Man City striker Erling Haaland amid recent suggestions that the record-breaking goalscorer makes Pep Guardiola's side worse.
City are amidst a crisis after they were charged with over 100 rule breaches by the Premier League, but there has also been focus on Haaland's contribution to the team following a run of difficult performances.
City produced another unusually poor performance in Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Spurs that saw them fail to pounce on a golden opportunity to close the gap to league leaders Arsenal.
Haaland didn't manage a shot on target for the first time this season, but former Man United defender Ferdinand justifiably protested the Norwegian's innocence in City's latest showings.
'I see some people saying he has made Man City worse. I don't know how you can put 25 goals into a team and it makes you worse,' Ferdinand told his