Haaland becomes a dad for the first time after partner Johansen gives birth

Pep Guardiola accidentally revealed that Erling Haaland has become a first-time father in the past few days.

The Man City manager let the news slip after his side's 2-0 victory at Leicester on Sunday.

Haaland netted just his second goal in 50 days, as City ended their five-game winless run and earned their first away victory since October 20 against Wolves.

The Norwegian announced that his partner, Isabel Haugseng Johansen, was pregnant in October 2024.

Celebrating becoming Norway's all-time top scorer after a 3-0 win over Slovenia, the striker was snapped with the match ball under his jersey and with his thumb in his mouth to show that he will soon become a father.

Guardiola expressed his sympathy towards his star No 9 amid his struggling form, while highlighting Haaland's big news in the process.

'Sometimes Erling has been judged badly but it's part of football. He's tired, he's played a lot of minutes,' he said.

'He's become a father for the first time in the last few days, a lot of emotions and an exciting few days for him.'

Isabel, 20, who is a footballer herself and also works part-time at a fashion store, is believed to have met Haaland at the youth academy at Bryne, who they both played for.

They started dating when he was at Borussia Dortmund, with Isabel making frequent trips to visit him.

Haaland joined Bryne at the age of five and spent more than 10 years with the Norwegian side before later having spells at RB Salzburg, Dortmund and now City.

Despite a quiet private life and no social media presence, she has been more regularly seen in the public eye during Haaland's time at Man City, celebrating with him during their trophy successes.

Isabel was born and brought up in the small city of Bryne - a tiny town with a population of 12,465 - a far cry from the bustling city of Manchester.