Erling Haaland injury worry explained as Pep Guardiola 'puts head in hands' over Man City striker
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErling Haaland provided Manchester City with a serious late injury scare in Saturday's 4-0 win over Newcastle United, explained Paul Merson fearing an cruciate ligament issue, though the striker appeared to walk the problem off.
Pep Guardiola's side were cruising to a clear victory over the Magpies when Haaland was chasing down the ball from his opposite defender.
Pulling up he slumped to the turf, wincing as he held his right knee with Man City doctors rushing to his attention. The fact it was a non-contact issue heightened suspicion of a major problem. "He’s just got up and he’s walking off the pitch but he was going to close someone down.
As he goes to close someone down it seemed like his knee gave way, it sort of jarred," Merson began to explain on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday, worryingly adding: "He didn’t look comfortable, shaking his head, Pep Guardiola put his head in his hands." With one change available, the manager took no risks in the remaining minutes and brought the 24-year-old off for Matheus Nunes.
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