Manchester City could not count on Erling Haaland on Saturday, and his absence was noticeable, the champions of England managed to impose themselves quite strongly at the King Power Stadium, in front of those from Leicester City (1-0).
Kevin De Bruyne gave his team victory away to Leicester with a superb free-kick.
Manchester City without Erling Haaland in the Champions League
Pep Guardiola spoke at the end of Saturday’s game about the absence of the team’s best player Erling Haaland, brought in this summer from Borussia Dortmund for just over €60 million.
The City boss confirmed that the Norwegian will also miss the Champions League clash with Sevilla, but is hopeful that he will be fit for action next weekend when the champions take on Fulham.
“I don’t know when he will come back. He has a ligament injury. He is feeling better, we have another week for him. He will not play against Sevilla (Champions League) because we have already qualified.
Hopefully he will be there with Fulham. If he can’t help us, he can play Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.” – he said according to Goal.com.
Erling Haaland, dizzying numbers since arriving at the Etihad Stadium.
According to Transfermarkt, Erling Haaland was the star of one of the most spectacular moves this summer, being a player wanted by many of Europe’s top clubs.
The 22-year-old forward has integrated very well into the Premier League and is currently comfortably leading the scorers’ rating, ahead of Harry Kane by 7 goals.
In total, Haaland played 16 matches in all competitions for Manchester City, scoring 22 goals and providing at least 3 assists.
Source: Hot News RO
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