Erling Haaland has played down concerns he sustained an injury in training with Norway this week and revealed a message he was sent by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola before going away on international duty. Haaland has linked up with his national team ahead of friendly matches against the Czech Republic on Friday and Slovakia on Tuesday.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland applauds after the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City, at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 10, 2024. The match ended 1-1. Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola hugs Erling Haaland after the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City, at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 10, 2024. The match ended 1-1.
Footage from a Norway training session on Tuesday showed Haaland in apparent pain, even if the Norwegian team doctor said afterward there was no problem with the striker’s fitness.“I didn’t walk off the training — I don’t know who wrote that,” he said in English. “I trained the full training and I‘m feeling good and ready to play the game.”
Indeed, City plays Arsenal, one of its rivals for the Premier League title, in their first game back on March 31.Major League Soccer players seldom used when full US national team gathersHaaland, the top scorer in the Premier League last season and this season so far, has already missed nearly two months of this season because of a foot injury.
Haaland referenced the challenge of playing so many games for club and country each season, with the March international break coming at an awkward time for club managers ahead of the final weeks of the domestic seasons.
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