UN-HAAL-THY
Erling Haaland suffers injury scare in Man City training just hours before Sporting clash and left writhing in pain
City are already without five key players
ERLING HAALAND appeared to suffer an injury scare in training ahead of Manchester City's clash with Sporting Lisbon.
City face the Portuguese champions, who are still managed by new Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
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Pep Guardiola's men trained at their usual base this afternoon before flying out to Portugal later on Monday.
And during the first 15 minutes of the session, Haaland went down hurt and was left writhing in pain.
The striker hit the deck after briefly moving gingerly, with the injury not sustained due to contact with another player.
He rolled around on the floor and was seen clutching his right leg while grimacing.
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Haaland required treatment on the same area during 2-1 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
Phil Foden went over to Haaland and quickly made sure he was OK before carrying on with training.
The man with 14 goals in 14 games for City in all competitions this season soon slowly got back to his feet but remained hunched over for short time.
He was later seen smiling and seemingly continued to join in with the session.
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Haaland has also been named in City's squad for Tuesday's game.
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But their treatment room is already full of absentees with Ruben Dias, John Stones, Rodri, Oscar Bobb and Jack Grealish all out injured.
However, the champions have been boosted by the returns of Savinho and Kevin De Bruyne.
Both were unused subs in the Bournemouth loss and are nearing full fitness.
Asked if Haaland's needs a rest, Guardiola said pre-match: “I don't think so – maybe he’ll get one in the international break."
On other injuries, the manager added: "Most of them Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake are still with problems.
“De Bruyne is getting better, he's having sessions with less pain so we feel that he feels more comfortable.
“That is excellent news for all of us and Kyle Walker as well with problems with his knee since he was with the national team.
“The rest, Jeremy Doku has had a little problems with muscular issues, Savinho is getting better with his ankle, the rest are fine.”
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