Manchester City will lose the services of its top scorer and star Erling Haaland due to injury, and he will not participate in the Luton Town match this Sunday evening.
According to “The Athletic” network, the Norwegian international is suffering from a foot strain, while other reports have emerged suggesting that he will also be absent from the Citizens’ next two matches.
This news represents a strong blow to Manchester City, which has failed to win its last 4 matches in the English Premier League and is suffering from a significant decline in the levels of all its players.
If his absence is confirmed for the published period, this means that he will not play in the Red Star match in the Champions League, as well as the Crystal Palace match in the Premier League, with doubts about him joining the Club World Cup semi-final match as well.
It is expected that coach Pep Guardiola will rely on Julian Alvarez in the outright striker position instead of Haaland, but it remains unknown whether the Argentine will succeed in filling the Norwegian's void or not.
This season, Haaland scored 19 goals in all tournaments with City, and is the team's top scorer in the English Premier League with 14 goals, in addition to 5 other goals he scored in the Champions League.
Manchester City occupies fourth place in the Premier League standings with 30 points, and if they win over Luton Town, the gap between Guardiola’s squad and leaders Liverpool will be reduced to 4 points.
It is noteworthy that City tied with Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool, then was defeated 1-0 by Aston Villa in the last round, and all of this in the presence of its top scorer Haaland on the field.
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