Injured in one foot for more than a month, Erling Haaland will not return to competition this weekend with Manchester City.
Erling Haaland will have to wait again… Injured on foot and absent for more than a month, the Norwegian serial scorer is not yet ready to rejoin Pep Guardiola’s group.
“Erling (Haaland) is unavailable and so is John (Stones)”said the Skyblues technician in a pre-match press conference, on the eve of a trip to Newcastle, this Saturday (6:30 p.m.), on the occasion of the 21st day of the Premier League.
Haaland out, De Bruyne in
Author of 19 goals and 5 assists in 22 matches played this season (all competitions), Erling Haaland has not played since December 6 when he suffered a foot injury against Aston Villa. He could nevertheless return on January 26, to face Tottenham in the FA Cup.
On the other hand, Pep Guardiola will be able to count on Kevin De Bruyne, who made his comeback last weekend in the FA Cup. “From what I saw yesterday (Thursday), he looks really good and dynamic”, confided the former Barça coach about his Belgian environment. A good omen.
