Erling Haaland

2023 - 3 - 31

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Erling Haaland scored within minutes of crazy first Liverpool match ... (talkSPORT.com)

Erling Haaland is set to meet Liverpool on Saturday lunch-time but nothing will top his first game against them.Manchester City are in desperate need.

talkSPORT is also widely available across the UK on 1089 or 1053 AM. And it did not take long for the then-19-year-old to make an impression – getting on the end of a fine cross from Minamino to tap home and make it 3-3 after 60 minutes. This Saturday, Haaland cannot afford to slow down when he faces Liverpool and will hope his old touch from 2019 is on show – but not the result of that day. [striker is an injury doubt](https://talksport.com/football/1379129/erling-haaland-man-city-injury-update-liverpool/) for the Premier League clash where [Manchester City](https://talksport.com/sport/football/team/113098/manchester-city/) are in desperate need of three points to close the gap on [Arsenal](https://talksport.com/sport/football/team/113203/arsenal/), who are already eight points clear at the top of the table. [Jurgen Klopp](https://talksport.com/who/jurgen-klopp/) side that struck fear into the opposition before a ball had been kicked – a fearsome trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were all in their pomp. Haaland exploded onto the scene in 2019, scoring a whopping 28 goals in half of a season including five hat-tricks and eight goals in the Champions League.

Erling Haaland major doubt to play for Man City against Liverpool in ... (talkSPORT.com)

The Norwegian striker has missed training for past two days and faces a race against time to be fit.

“He needs a lot of care and ‘knuckling’. It is about how he responds to treatment in the next few days. talkSPORT is also widely available across the UK on 1089 or 1053 AM. You can’t just go two weeks without training and then jump right into a fight. “Firstly, I’m not a doctor and secondly, I think it’s ‘touch and go’, yes. He said: “Manchester City has a partnership with a hospital in Barcelona so he has been there for further checks and treatment,”

Erling Haaland in fitness race for Manchester City vs Liverpool, Phil ... (The Athletic)

Erling Haaland is in a race to be fit for Manchester City's showdown with Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime. Haaland withdrew from Norway duty after suffering ...

Arsenal host [Leeds United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leeds-united/) in a 3pm kick-off on Saturday. The doctors tell me 2-3 weeks I think. We will see today the last assessment and we will decide.” Asked about Foden’s prognosis, Guardiola said: “Phil had the surgery. The football is the quality of the players. We saw most of the players coming back from the international break yesterday and we couldn’t do much.

Erling Haaland has until 4pm TODAY to prove his fitness ahead of ... (Daily Mail)

Guardiola put Liverpool on red alert with news that Haaland could yet feature against the Reds when they travel to the Etihad to face City on Saturday.

In the Premier League there is a team that is far away from us in terms of points and we’ll see.’ This season we have another rival but Liverpool will always be a big rival. That is so good. ‘In general I’m happy to arrive at the end of the season with the majority of the players available. ‘Every club can have ups and downs. Everyone has to be involved.

5 talking points: Erling Haaland a doubt for Manchester City's clash ... (Pro Football Focus)

A preview of this weekend's Premier League action where Manchester City and Liverpool start things off at the Etihad.

In the previous league season with Burnley, he finished the campaign with the fifth best PFF challenge grade of 91.2, showing his consistency at the top level. A repeat of the EFL Cup Final, these two meet separated by only three points in the battle for Champions League qualification. Tarkowski ranks above all players in the league when it comes to PFF challenge grade at 93.2. Wolves have managed 96 and Forest a league low of 83, both averaging just over three shots on target per game. As have Villa who are themselves unbeaten in their last four league games. Here are some of the talking points from that game and the other fixtures going into the weekend.

Pep Guardiola provides Erling Haaland injury update ahead of Man ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has provided an update on Erling Haaland's condition after the Norwegian picked up a groin injury before the ...

[Burnley](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/burnley-fc). The 22-year-old was expected to play in the Three Lions' game against [Ukraine](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ukraine) before falling unwell. Guardiola's men still have to face the Gunners, too, at the end of next month. They have won their last six Premier League matches. His father, Alfie, said last week that Haaland would be 'touch and go' for the clash with Liverpool. City supporters will be begging that Haaland is fit given his goal record. However, Guardiola has revealed that Haaland could feature and is set to return to training on Friday afternoon. We still today and especially the player will decide. [Phil Foden](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/phil-foden) after he [pulled out of England's international squad with appendicitis](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-foden-england-ukraine-team-29553766). Haaland also visited a hospital in [Barcelona](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fc-barcelona). [City's open training session on Thursday](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/erling-haaland-injury-mancity-liverpool-29589437).

Erling Haaland injury update: Pep Guardiola reveals Manchester ... (Goal India)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted it is not yet certain whether star forward Erling Haaland will be fit to face Liverpool on Saturday.

[had to be withdrawn from the latest Norway squad](https://www.goal.com/en/news/erling-haaland-hospital-visit-confirmed-42-goal-man-city-striker-injury-update-liverpool/bltf2f755c39bb9c13e) due to a groin problem and therefore missed their European qualifiers against Spain and Georgia. Should Haaland not feature against Liverpool, he will at least be hoping to be reintroduced to the fray by the time City travel to Southampton a week later. WHAT NEXT FOR HAALAND? Life is risk in these stages, we have to take it.” At the end, the doctors and the player will decide how he feels, I spoke with him, he feels good. WHAT THEY SAID: “Erling [Haaland] is recovering," the City boss told reporters, "this afternoon we have the last training session and we are going to see how he feels.

Erling Haaland moment could come back to haunt Liverpool against ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester City will be looking to get one over on their Premier League rivals Liverpool this Saturday.

At 3-1 down, a save by goalkeeper Adrian sent the ball perfectly into his path, only for the Norwegian to miss an open goal, firing the ball against the crossbar. Had City put all of their eggs into one basket on a day when Julian Alvarez briefly had the sides level? Would he be able to replicate the sparkling form he’d shown in Germany? The Community Shield would be the first chance for fans to see how these two attackers, both weighed down by hefty price tags, would fare in their respective new environments. It was the Uruguayan who won the spot-kick converted by Salah. In what feels like a lifetime ago, the season started at the King Power Stadium, as these two sides contested the Community Shield.

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