City boss Guardiola was pleased with how his team performed across the park against Bournemouth, while saving extra praise for Haaland.
He said: "We played really good. We had to be so coordinated with the pressing and with our defending. They played really good and of course again Erling was decisive.
"We knew it, we experienced last season in the Premier League, they [Bournemouth] destroyed it. Here was tight and always it is tight with them. They are so intense and aggressive. Today is the second game they lost, we had lost more games than them so it is a team that is so good. Important week. We start now with Champions League and have an incredible opportunity now to qualify."
Moreover, he told BBC Radio 5 Live: "To give the chances and the passes to them. This is what we have to do. He [Haaland] knows that but we are so blessed and lucky to have, first of all, an incredible person because he's the sweetest and kindest. And he will improve. And after that, as a player the numbers are just outstanding."