Haaland injured, out for the rest of the season, Man City announces emergency

On March 31, Man City's homepage had to post a notice about the health status of key striker Erling Haaland, confirming that the Norwegian striker had an injury to his left ankle and had initially been examined and diagnosed by doctors.

Erling Haaland after scoring in the 49th minute

Man City plans to invite more leading experts to review and confirm the injury to fully assess and predict Erling Haaland. Man City's hope at this time is that Haaland will recover in time for the final stages of the Premier League season and, further, be fit and healthy enough to play for the team at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Haaland on crutches with protective boots leaves the pitch after the match at Bournemouth

In the early morning of March 31, Man City defeated Bournemouth 2-1 on their home field to win the right to enter the FA Cup semi-finals. The joy of "The Citizens" was not complete when Erling Haaland was injured and had to leave the field in the 61st minute. When the match ended, people saw the Norwegian striker had to wear protective shoes on his left ankle and left the Vitality field on crutches.

Despite missing a penalty in the first half, Haaland managed to make up for his mistake by scoring a goal to make it 1-1 early in the second half before leaving the field. This season, Haaland has scored 21 goals in the Premier League and 30 goals in all competitions. He is one of the few strikers to score 30 goals in three consecutive seasons in England, and even rare in Europe.

Pep Guardiola is worried

Whether he will be out of action or back by the end of the season, it's all bad news for coach Pep Guardiola, who is worried about Man City's current performance.

Last season's Premier League champions seem unable to defend their title as they have been eliminated early in the League Cup and most recently in the UEFA Champions League.

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Guardiola's team is currently 5th in the Premier League table, in theory, still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League in case English football is allowed to send 5 representatives to compete next season.

However, the absence of a top striker in the acceleration phase of the season is unacceptable for any coach. The list of "injured soldiers" at Man City has been too long throughout the season with a series of pillars such as Rodri, John Stones, Nathan Aké, Manuel Akanji...

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From now until the end of the season, Man City only has to worry about facing teams that are mostly in the bottom half of the Premier League rankings such as Leicester, Man United, Crystal Palace, Everton, Wolverhampton, Southampton..., except for Bournemouth, Fulham and Aston Villa (make-up games) in the Top 10.

Omar Marmoush is now Man City's biggest hope

Haaland cannot play, Man City will have to rely on the only spearhead Omar Marmoush when around him, the team of good players such as Phil Foden, Jack Grealish or Kevin de Bruyne are losing form, Savinho and Jeremy Doku do not gain absolute trust from coach Pep Guardiola. Newcomer Omar Marmoush, who joined from Eintracht Frankfurt in the winter transfer window for £59 million, has scored 5 goals in eight appearances for Man City.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/haaland-chan-thuong-nghi-het-mua-man-city-cong-bo-tinh-trang-khan-cap-196250401083400119.htm