Ahead of Manchester City’s forthcoming trip to Nottingham Forest, Pep Guardiola has provided an update on Erling Haaland’s fitness.
On Wednesday, the Premier League champions head to Arsenal for a crucial top-of-the-table clash before making their way to Trentside on Saturday.
It will be a tight turnaround for Guardiola’s side, who have a number of fitness concerns affecting key players.
One of them centers around Haaland, the team’s 25-goal leading scorer who was replaced at halftime of Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Aston Villa. The Norwegian took a couple blows throughout the contest and, at one point, required medical attention after colliding with Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez.
“If the result [against Villa] was more tight then maybe I don’t do it [take him off at half-time,” he said, reported the Manchester Evening News.
“I don’t think he’s injured but we will see. Hopefully he can be in for Wednesday. If it is a risk or he is not ready, he’s not going to play.”
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Defender Ruben Dias was also taken off at half-time, on his first league start since October, and replaced by Manu Akanji. Guardiola said that was not because of injury but because he was on a yellow card.
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