Erling Haaland remains a doubt for Manchester City’s clash with Liverpool this weekend MCFC
Erling Haaland is a major doubt to play for Manchester City in their crunch clash with Liverpool on Saturday.
The Premier League’s top marksman has missed training for the past two days after City returned from the international break, having pulled out of Norway duty due to a groin injury,The 22-year-old now faces a race against time to prove to Pep Guardiola he is fit enough to feature at the Etihad Stadium.
Haaland has been in scintillating form this season, netting 28 goals in the Premier League and 42 goals in all competitions since arriving from Borussia Dortmund, and his absence would be a huge blow to City.– sitting eight points behind leaders Arsenal.City boss Guardiola is set to give more information on Haaland’s fitness when he holds a press conference to preview the game on Friday.
He said: “Manchester City has a partnership with a hospital in Barcelona so he has been there for further checks and treatment,”“Firstly, I’m not a doctor and secondly, I think it’s ‘touch and go’, yes. You can’t just go two weeks without training and then jump right into a fight. There must be a progression there.“They can gamble on it, but if he doesn’t get proper training with the team, then he won’t play. It is about how he responds to treatment in the next few days.
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