Erling Haaland has not been named in the Manchester City side to take on Leeds United in their crunch Premier League clash this evening, with reports suggesting the Norwegian superstar is dealing with a knee injury.
Haaland didn’t travel to Elland Road with the Man City squad, after suffering an injury in training ahead of the trip.
Norwegian pundit Jan Aage Fjortoft revealed on Viaplay Football that the 25-year-old striker’s issue is only minor and he is expected to return for City’s game with Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.
City can ill afford any slip-ups in the Premier League title race as they try to hunt down Arsenal, trailing the Gunners by five points heading into the weekend, albeit with a game in hand.
Pep Guardiola’s side have been in superb form domestically in recent week, winning four and drawing one of their last five league games since a 2-0 defeat in the Manchester derby in mid-January.
Haaland’s absence will be a blow however, with Omar Marmoush set to lead the line against Leeds – and the likes of Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki as the other attacking forces in the starting XI.
The Norwegian has scored just two goals in his last six Premier League games but still tops the divisions’ goalscoring charts with 22 goals this season.
