Manchester City Striker Erling Haaland remains a doubt for the collision of the Premier League Champions with Liverpool on the Etihad on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, while the striker is recovering from a knee injury, said Pep Guardiola manager in his press conference for the game on Friday Friday on Friday.
Haaland did his right knee late in the 4-0 victory of City over Newcastle United last Saturday pain and did not play in the 3-1 loss of the club in Real Madrid on Wednesday, eliminating them from the Champions League in the last 16-phase of the Champions League .
When asked about the possible availability of Haaland to face the League leaders this weekend, Guardiola said he was not sure and that the Norway International will undergo a test on Saturday.
“Maybe [he will be fit to play]”Said Guardiola,” I don't know yet. Tomorrow [Saturday] We will know, but I don't know. It is better to have Erling on the field, but of course we don't have it, but of course we are stronger with Erling. “
In the meantime, Guardiola confirmed that English center-back John Stones, who also came to the Santiago Bernabeu early in the midweek, may need surgery in a leg injury and will not play against Liverpool.
City goes to Sunday's confrontation against the Reds who are in an unknown fourth place in the top classification, a huge 17 points behind the Arne Slot team – and now only looking to come back to the Champions League of next season.
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It is really difficult to say at such a low moment, but I think the facts are pretty bald that Man City was so far below the level that they had to be to compete against Real Madrid in Spain, wrote Sky Sports News – Reporter Ben Ransom in Madrid.
Since I arrived in Madrid a few days ago, there was a growing conviction that, despite the first stage, despite the way it ended, City would come here and really challenge Madrid, would score, bothering them.
I think that was the most worrying from the point of view of Pep Guardiola on Wednesday evening – that the team was not the team that we were used to. They were unrecognizable in the sense that they did not cause enough problems with the ball.
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