Pep Guardiola revealed ahead of Wednesday’s Premier League home game against relegation-threatened Leicester City that Manchester City forward Erling Haaland will miss up to seven weeks due to an ankle injury.
City’s 24-year-old Norway international, who has scored 30 goals in 40 matches this season, was injured in their FA Cup quarter-final win at Bournemouth on Sunday.
Sometimes these things happen over years. Throughout the season. If it had been the end of the season before the Club World Cup, it might have been different “Guardiola told reporters Tuesday.
With all our injuries this season, I’m terrible for them and Erling. I wish him a swift recovery and a return.
“Doctors said five to seven weeks. Hopefully by the end of the season and the Club World Cup he will be ready.”
“We don’t have another player with his skills or his specific qualities,” he remarked. “We know. But we must adjust. For years, we’ve played differently up front. It depends on player quality.
“This is the first time, alongside the first season when I was here nine years ago, that we have had to fight to qualify for the Champions League,” he said.
We know what to do in the nine remaining games—five at home, four away. We’ll strive to qualify for Champions League by winning our home games.” Pep Guardiola was also asked about City fans’ planned protests against ticket prices and the club’s collaboration with a secondary ticket broker.
