Coach Pep Guardiola admitted that he did not know how long his favorite student Erling Haaland would have to be out of action after the Norwegian striker suffered a foot injury.
The home team at Etihad Stadium even had difficulty letting their opponents open the score in injury time of the first half, but they proved their class with two goals in the second half to have a successful comeback with the final score. 2-1.
However, coach Pep Guardiola expressed concern when his favorite student Erling Haaland is injured and it is unclear when he can return to the starting lineup.
The Norwegian striker scored 14 goals in 15 matches for Man City, so his absence will make it difficult for The Citizens to defend the Premier League championship as well as the Champions League this season.
“Haaland has a stress reaction in the bones in his foot and after the match against Aston Villa last week he felt something was wrong. He couldn’t run. I didn’t know he would have to sit out. how long.
It could be a few days, it could last a few weeks, we can only wait and see what happens to him,” coach Pep Guardiola expressed concern about the Norwegian striker’s injury.
Many Man City fans also feel worried about Erling Haaland’s injury.
“Our hopes of recreating our historic treble will be gone,” said one fan. “Coach Pep’s inability to confirm when he will return is very worrying. Let’s hope Alvarez will become the team’s new Aguero now,” another fan shared.
A third person commented: “Haaland probably wants to enjoy Christmas in Norway.”
Man City has just broken a four-match winless streak after a successful comeback against Luton. The Ettihad Stadium team is still ranked 4th in the Premier League rankings and is preparing to enter the final round of the procedural Champions League group stage with Crvena Zvezda on December 14.