Pep confirms Haaland out for City’s final CL group game

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland will miss Wednesday’s Champions League conflict in opposition to Red Star Belgrade however added that he expects him to be again in coaching on Thursday.

Haaland, who’s Man City’s prime scorer with 19 targets in all competitions this season, missed the defending Premier League champions’ win over Luton Town on Sunday with a foot damage. It was the primary league game he had failed to start out this season.

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The damage had beforehand seen the 23 year-old pull out of Norway’s European Championship qualifier in opposition to Scotland in November.

“He will be back on Thursday, day after tomorrow, and we see how he feels,” Guardiola mentioned in a news-conference on Tuesday.

“I cannot answer [if he can play on Saturday], I don’t know right now. The next press conference I can be more precise about his condition.”

With prime spot of their Champions League group already confirmed, Guardiola already has one eye on Saturday’s go to of Crystal Palace and the Club World Cup semifinal the next week.

“We are going to rotate some players. We have three days, travel five or six hours, three days, three days, semifinal, three days, potential final. I’m very pleased tomorrow I can play some players who haven’t played lately,” he mentioned.