Erling Haaland is on pace to set a slew of single-season scoring records this season, as we’ve detailed here. Injury is the only thing that can prevent him from reaching these milestones.
Pep Guardiola confirmed that the big Norwegian took a knock during his team’s goalless draw against his former club, Borussia Dortmund, last night.
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“There were three things,” Guardiola said after the 0-0 draw at BVB when a reporter asked why he subbed Haaland.
“Firstly, I saw him so tired. The second one [was] he had a bit of a fever, like Joao Cancelo. The third, he had a knock on his foot. That’s why he wasn’t able to play in the second half.”
Asked about the severity of his issue, and a potential timeline for return, Guardiola responded:
“I don’t know right now [The medical staff] were a little bit concerned at half-time, but I saw him walking okay at the end, so we’ll have to see.”
So it sounds like he’s going to be fine.
Rest of the Team News for Both Sides
Kyle Walker and John Stones remain out still without full-back Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand but their injury issues are finally easing, with Jonny Evans and Wilfred Ndidi close to a return.
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