Erling Haaland suffered an injury to his left ankle as Manchester City beat Bournemouth to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines
Manchester City have confirmed Erling Haaland has suffered an ankle injury that could keep him sidelined for a lengthy period. The City striker sustained the injury during Sunday’s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final victory away at Bournemouth.
Haaland underwent initial tests in Manchester on Monday morning and City will now seek specialist consultation to confirm the full extent of the injury. City are hopeful Haaland will be fit in time to play again this season, including this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.
In a statement, the club said: “Manchester City FC can confirm that Erling Haaland has suffered an injury to his left ankle. The Norwegian striker sustained the injury during Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final victory away at AFC Bournemouth.
“Erling underwent initial tests in Manchester on Monday morning and will now seek specialist consultation to confirm the full extent of the injury.
“Assessment remains ongoing to ascertain a full prognosis. The expectation is that Erling will be fit in time to play a further part in the remainder of this season, including this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup. Everyone at the Club wishes Erling a speedy recovery.”
Haaland, 24, endured an eventful afternoon down on the south coast. He saw Kepa Arrizabalaga save his penalty in the first half when the tie was still goalless, though he did go on to atone for his miss by plundering City’s equaliser after being teed up expertly by second-half substitute, Nico O’Reilly, in the 49th minute.
Unfortunately for Haaland, his afternoon peaked with his goal as he was forced off injured after his left foot was caught underneath the body of Lewis Cook during a challenge from the Bournemouth midfielder.
The striker did attempt to play on after the blow. But he looked far from comfortable and called to come off just minutes later.
Pep Guardiola was unable to provide any crumbs of comfort when he was asked about the severity of Haaland’s condition after the game, admitting: “I don’t know yet, we’ll have to see.”
But Haaland was seen just minutes later leaving the stadium on crutches while wearing a protective boot.
Haaland’s injury comes at a time where City could do with their talisman most. After falling well behind Liverpool at the Premier League summit, the champions are in a fight to finish in the top-four with a horde of clubs still in the running to snare a Champions League place. For Guardiola’s men to miss out would be almost unthinkable given their imperious domestic record in recent seasons.
To cap a rotten day, Haaland was again targeted by Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, who questioned the striker’s ability for a second time after previously claiming his all-round game was that of a “League Two player”.
This time around, the ITV pundit took issue with Haaland’s poor penalty miss. He said: “Haaland missing a penalty, very lackadaisical, then he missed another chance and he’s smiling.
“Man City strolling around the pitch are really getting on my nerves, not a good sign.”
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