Man City Manager Pep Guardiola has delivered SAD news for Erling Haaland News this evening after he did not travel to wembley with the squad
The reigning champions, who had dominated the second leg of the match, lost to Real Madrid on penalties in the Champions League midweek, and City is hoping to bounce back.
In an attempt to salvage a double from their season, they have the opportunity to go to the FA Cup final, but they will be unable to do it without their star player, who has scored 31 goals thus far.
One of the players forced to leave the game versus Madrid due to injury was Haaland. Julian Alvarez took his place at the 90-minute mark and played the last 30 minutes in addition to taking penalties.
Guardiola said of Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, and Manuel Akanki, “They wanted me to go out.” “They were unable to go on.”
Haaland may have to spend a significant amount of time on the sidelines, but Akanji and De Bruyne have recovered enough to start the game for City.
Guardiola declared his forward injured before the match. “He can’t play today, but I don’t believe it’s much.”
“I don’t know” was his response when asked whether he would be ready to play against Brighton in the middle of the week.
Haaland returned to City in January, having missed several weeks of the season due to a foot ailment that kept him out of action throughout the Christmas break and the Club World Cup.
He is now dealing with a muscular issue, so he will have to watch from the capital stands as his team attempts to make it to another Wembley final.
