Pep Guardiola provided an update on Erling Haaland ahead of Manchester City‘s FA Cup match with Tottenham. The 53-year-old made the comments during his press conference. The Times reported that the Norwegian international participated in a full session in Abu Dhabi while the team was on a warm-weather training camp. However, the trip to North London on Friday comes too soon for Haaland. According to Tyrone Marshall of the Manchester Evening News, Guardiola stated, “Tomorrow he’s not ready, but he’s close. The training camp was good and he trained here in the last few days. He’s not perfect.” Guardiola is rightfully being extremely cautious with his talisman, considering Haaland’s history of recurring injuries during his time at Borussia Dortmund. Despite the recent absence, Haaland has managed to score 19 goals in just 22 games this season, in addition to providing five assists. Guardiola also confirmed that Manuel Akanji will miss the FA Cup clash on Friday due to a knee injury. However, Ederson and John Stones will be part of the traveling squad, offering some positive news. Despite Haaland’s absence, Manchester City will hopefully have enough firepower to defeat Tottenham on Friday.
Guardiola confirma desfalque do City contra o Tottenham na FA Cup.
Análise da Premier League com especial atenção ao Manchester United, Liverpool e Arsenal. Sarah Winterburn é editora do Diário Esportes desde 2002. Ela é uma torcedora do Huddersfield Town que mora no canto mais distante de West Yorkshire. Ela adora escrever sobre Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool e Inglaterra.