Erling Haaland: Man City forward ruled out for up to seven weeks with ankle injury

Erling Haaland: Man City forward ruled out for up to seven weeks with ankle injury

Erling Haaland picked up an ankle injury in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final win against Bournemouth; the Man City striker could be sidelined for up to seven weeks with Premier League, FA Cup and Club World Cup games coming up; Man City host Leicester in the Premier League on Wednesday

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola confirms that striker Erling Haaland is out for up to seven weeks after getting injured against Bournemouth in the FA Cup

Manchester City forward Erling Haaland could be out for up to seven weeks with an ankle injury, manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

Haaland picked up the injury in Sunday’s FA Cup win over Bournemouth after a challenge from Lewis Cook. He had scored earlier in the game as Man City won 2-1 in the quarter-final.

A club statement on Monday evening said the Norway international would see a specialist, but they were hopeful he would return before the end of the season.