Erling Haaland: Man City Forward excluded up to seven weeks with ankle injury Football news

Manchester City forward Erling Haaland could be out for up to seven weeks with ankle injury, confirmed manager PEP Guardiola.

Haaland picked up an injury Sunday’s victory FA Cup over Bournemouth After the call from Lewis Cook. He scored earlier in the game because Man City won 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

Club statement on Monday evening He said the Norwegian international will see a specialist, but hoped to return before the end of the season.

Man City is in persecution for the place of the Champions League, with their victory on the weekend set up the FA Cup semifinals with Nottingham Forest. They will also compete at the World Championship in June in the USA.

Guardiola went on to add a time plan to any potential absence and to tell a press conference in front of Leicester: “Doctors told me between five and seven weeks, so hopefully the end of the season and the club’s World Championship will be ready.

“Sometimes these things happen for years – it happened throughout the season. It could be different if it was the end of the season (before the World Cup). With all the injuries we have this season, I’m sorry and Erling.

“We don’t have any other players with his skills or specific features, but we have to adapt. For many years we have played in different ways ahead. It depends on the quality of the players. We will try to find a solution.”

When he asked how his team would match without Haaland, Guardiola replied: “We need players with other features and approach the other players to the box.

“Erling’s numbers were exceptional and are our incredible threat in many things, but we have to adapt to our players.

“I know players who feel more than the other than the others. We have to bring them closer to the box.”

Haaland’s absence contributes to a long list of injuries for Man City this season, and the attacker joins Rodri, Nathan Ake, John Stones and Manuel Akji on the table of treatment.

PEP on the protest of fans: We need to reach the CL space

Before the Man City match against Leicester on Wednesday, fans plan to protest after the club announced that they had connected with the third -party ticket website.

Fans’ groups urged supporters to stay outside the country after the first nine minutes of the match.

When Guardiola asked about protests, he replied, “Of course I have compassion when fans can express their feelings in good and bad moments, it’s because the team and the club are alive.

“The worst thing is when you can’t express this. This is a club where people can express and we are in contact with fans and clubs.

“I can only say that we need them from a minute. We play for the next season to be in the Champions League and need them.

“I know how hard Leicester is. I’m impressed by how the last two games played. They played well against Chelsea and Aston Villa.

“We need them (fans) desperately to achieve our success to be in the Champions League again.”

RACE FOR CL – MAN CITY ACCESSORIES

• April 2: Leicester (H)
• April 6: MAN UTD (a) – live on Sky Sports
• April 12: Crystal Palace (H)
• April 19: Everton (A)
• April 26: Nottm Forest (n) – FA Cup semifinals
• May 2: Wolves (H) – Live on Sky Sports

What and when is the World Cup in the club?

The widespread World Cup FIFA Club takes place in 2025, with Manchester City and Chelsea – Plus Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami -.

The defender of the Champions City was grouped with Juventus, as well as the SAE on the side of Al Ain and the Moroccan Wydad AC team in the G group.

The New-Look Club World Cup will be presented by 32 teams and will be played every four years since the summer of 2025. This is an extension of the previous version of the tournament that took place every year and included only seven teams from around the world.

The tournament begins on June 15 and the final takes place on 13 July.

The World Championship winners will receive up to 97 million GBP ($ 125 million) from FIFA.