Haaland couldn’t join City at Kenilworth Road due to a foot injury from the Aston Villa defeat. He had a bone stress reaction causing significant pain post the loss at Villa Park.

Guardiola mentioned in a press conference, as reported by journalist Sam Lee, that the day after Villa, Haaland struggled to walk properly. However, he later felt better, and mentioned, “I can walk, I have no pain,” leading to a day-by-day assessment.

There’s hope for Haaland’s swift return; Guardiola suggested he might be back next week or in time for the Club World Cup. Guardiola clarified it’s not a fracture but bone stress, aiming for his return against Crystal Palace or else for the Saudi Arabia games. Additionally, Jeremy Doku is expected back in about two weeks from his muscle injury against Tottenham.

Before his injury, Haaland had been a consistent starter in City’s Premier League games, leading as the top scorer with 14 goals in the league and sharing the top spot in the Champions League with five goals.

Erling Haaland

This season he played in total 15 times for 1296 minutes for Premier League.

Erling Haaland  scored 13 goals for Manchester City. He procured 4 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 4th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester City won 3-2 against Crvena Zvezda. The next match in Premier League will be against Crystal Palace.

Manchester City performance and stats

Manchester City is currently 4th in the Premier League with 33 points.

In the last 16 games, it has won 10 times, drawn 3 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City won 1-2 against Luton Town.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 38 goals and conceding 18.​

Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against Crystal Palace on Saturday 16th of December in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.​