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Man City Exercises Caution With Erling Haaland Due To Muscle ‘Discomfort’

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, stated that Erling Haaland, the forward, has been feeling muscle discomfort. This occurred after the Norwegian was replaced at half-time for the second consecutive game during their preseason tour of the United States. City were beaten 4-1 on penalties by Barcelona after a 2-2 draw in Florida. Haaland was also replaced […]

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Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, stated that Erling Haaland, the forward, has been feeling muscle discomfort. This occurred after the Norwegian was replaced at half-time for the second consecutive game during their preseason tour of the United States.

City were beaten 4-1 on penalties by Barcelona after a 2-2 draw in Florida. Haaland was also replaced at half-time in their 3-2 loss to AC Milan in New York at the weekend.

“He’s got some niggles. He didn’t feel good,” Guardiola said on Tuesday. “[It is] disturbing something, he doesn’t feel comfortable.

“Muscular niggles is not worth the risk. Sooner or later he has to take a step. To lose him for three weeks, that would be a problem as 60-70% of the squad are on holiday.”