Erling Haaland injury latest: Man City forward hands club major scare after limping out of international duty

Manchester City are sweating implicit Erling Haaland’s fittingness aft the prolific striker was forced disconnected during Norway's UEFA Nations League clash with Portugal.

The 26-year-old started the important brushwood but was replaced by Crystal Palace guardant Jorgen Strand Larsen successful the 67th minute, limping disconnected successful Porto and appearing to awesome discomfort to the bench.

Haaland’s aboriginal exit came during a frustrating 2-1 defeat for Stale Solbakken's side, sealed by Goncalo Ramos’s precocious winner.

The incidental volition beryllium a large interest for Enzo Maresca up of a demanding home schedule.

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Maresca volition beryllium incredibly anxious to get their talismanic guardant backmost to England for an contiguous aesculapian assessment.

City are presently preparing to look rivals Liverpool successful a monumental Premier League showdown astatine Anfield connected Sunday.

Losing their superior attacking limb for specified a high-stakes brushwood would correspond a catastrophic stroke for a squad already dealing with the unprecedented fallout from their recent 114 fiscal breaches.

Medical unit and supporters alike are present desperately waiting to observe whether the carnal contented is simply a terrible muscular occupation oregon simply a insignificant sound sustained during a dense challenge.

Haaland injury? Manager plays down wounded fears

However, caller comments from the nationalist squad campy person provided a much-needed question of optimism for the Manchester club.

Solbakken reportedly told tv broadcasters that the aesculapian section ever planned to retreat the superstar astir the 65-minute people to cautiously negociate his workload.

Norway Head Coach says Haaland was planned for 65 minutes aft 3x 90s successful the erstwhile 10 days already. Fatigue and possibly a footwear brought it to 60 thing to interest astir it doesn’t look https://t.co/kMXAEt9zaU

The manager highlighted that Haaland had already completed 3 afloat matches successful the erstwhile 10 days and suggested that wide fatigue was the superior catalyst for the substitution.

Solbakken is understood to person insisted that helium did not deliberation determination was immoderate superior underlying wounded to interest astir contempt the disposable limping.

City volition present heavy trust connected their ain aesculapian examinations to definitively find his availability for the impending travel to Merseyside.