Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland will probably be out for as much as seven weeks with the ankle harm he suffered in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final win at Bournemouth, says supervisor Pep Guardiola.
The Norwegian was substituted within the 61st minute after scoring the equaliser as Metropolis went on to beat the Cherries 2-1 and attain the semi-finals.
A video was posted on social media exhibiting the 24-year-old leaving the Vitality Stadium on crutches and together with his left ankle in a protecting boot.
“They advised me the medical doctors say between 5 to seven weeks,” mentioned Guardiola. “So hopefully the top of the season and by the Membership World Cup he will probably be prepared.
“Typically there are years when these sorts of issues occur. It occurred all season.”
Metropolis mentioned on Monday that Haaland would see a specialist concerning the harm and anticipate he “will probably be match to play an additional half within the the rest of this season together with this summer season’s Fifa Membership World Cup”.
Haaland missed a penalty and two huge probabilities on Sunday, however he turned in Nico O’Reilly’s cross to degree the sport earlier than Omar Marmoush scored the winner.
The FA Cup is Metropolis’s solely remaining likelihood of silverware this season following a troublesome Premier League marketing campaign and early exits from the Champions League and Carabao Cup.
Supervisor Guardiola has needed to cope with accidents to key gamers all through the marketing campaign. His aspect are fifth within the Premier League, one level behind Chelsea within the race for a Champions League spot.
