Erling Haaland suffered a thigh injury and left the field shortly after half-time in Man City's 3-1 win over Aston Villa, this information is making Green Man fans worried.
Erling Haaland has scored an incredible 25 goals in the Premier League this season. In the match against Aston Villa at home in the 23rd round of the English Premier League 2022/23, the player born in 2000 started the game. He assisted Ilkay Gundogan to make it 2-0 in the 41st minute.
With the defending champions having a three-goal lead, Pep Guardiola decided to withdraw the 22-year-old immediately after the first half. Thought Pep Guardiola kept Haaland strong in the great battle against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in between week.
Erling Haaland suffered an injury before the Arsenal war
However, Haaland's departure from the field to make way for Julian Alvarez was because the Norwegian player had a thigh injury. It is not yet known if the problem of number 9 is serious or not. If Haaland does not play against Arsenal, this will be a huge loss for the Blue Man.
Asked if Haaland was fit enough to face Arsenal, Pep Guardiola said: "Right now I don't know. We'll have to see in the next few days. After the collision, he was hurt. The score is already 3-0 and we don't want to risk it. We will assess the problem that Haaland has and if he is not ready, we will use someone else."
In the second half, Aston Villa played hard but only got 1 honorable goal. With a 3-1 victory over the Villa Park team, Man City has shortened the gap with the top team Arsenal to only 3 points. However, Pep Guardiola's team still played 1 game more than the opponent.
Man City are currently being charged with breaching financial rules in the Premier League. If charged, they could have points deducted or forced out of the Premier League. Coach Pep Guardiola affirmed that the remaining teams in the Premier League are jealous of Man City's success, he believes this team will not receive penalties.
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