The forward of Manchester City Erling Haaland He will be out until the end of January due to the foot injury he is suffering, the team’s coach said yesterday. Pep Guardiola. City face Newcastle United in the Premier League this Saturday and visit Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup on the 26th before hosting Burnley on the 31st.
Guardiola said he expected the 23-year-old Norwegian to return to training at the training camp in Abu Dhabi next week. “It’s the bone. It takes time,” the Santpedor player told reporters before the trip to St. James’ Park. “It’s fine, but the doctors prefer to stop for a week and maybe go back to Abu Dhabi. Hopefully, by the end of this month it will be ready. It’s more than we expected at the beginning.”
Haaland, the Premier League’s top scorer alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with 14 goals, has not scored in City’s last eight games in all competitions. “We need it,” Guardiola said. “Hopefully I can come back and play the last four or five months without any problems.”
The City boss also said Swiss defender Manuel Akanji will be out of action until the end of the month, but gave some positive news on Kevin De Bruyne, with the Belgian set to return to the starting XI. The 32-year-old, who suffered a hamstring injury on the opening day of the season against Burnley, came on as a substitute in last weekend’s FA Cup win over Huddersfield.
Guardiola gave a positive answer when asked if the midfielder could start for Newcastle. “Yes. From what I saw yesterday, I had good feelings, he was dynamic and the minutes he played were better than the training sessions before the game against Huddersfield.” “He has improved. He will have a few days rest after this fight and he will be able to train in Abu Dhabi to get better in the coming months,” he added.
City are third, five points behind leaders Liverpool, but Guardiola’s side have a game in hand and the manager still believes they can win a fourth consecutive league title. “How many points? 18 or 19 games… obviously it’s mathematically possible,” the coach said.
Source: La Verdad
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