The highly productive forward was observed hobbling during a training session with his national team on Tuesday. However, during Thursday’s press conference, he asserted his readiness to represent his country, dismissing any suggestion of having to withdraw from training. Haaland also disclosed that Pep Guardiola had issued a stern warning to his players before they departed for international duties.

“I feel good and am ready to play the match,” Haaland stated confidently during the press conference. “I’m feeling fine. I didn’t walk off the training. I don’t know who wrote that. I trained a full training session. [Pep said] ‘if one of you comes back not fresh, I will come after you,’ and smiled.”

Haaland had to sit out of the previous Norway squad in November due to a foot injury sustained during a friendly match against the Faroe Islands, which caused him to miss a Euro 2024 qualifier against Scotland. However, he remarkably returned to play for Manchester City in a Premier League fixture against Liverpool just days later.

Guardiola had expressed his hope last Saturday that Norway would handle their star striker with caution. “He is not my player anymore from now on, what they will decide will be fine,” the City manager said. “They know that they fought a lot and train a lot, a lot of adrenaline and concentration to arrive in this position.”

Despite a comparatively lower scoring rate this season compared to his remarkable debut campaign for City, Haaland remains the top scorer in the Premier League with 18 goals. Additionally, he shares the title of leading scorer in the Champions League with six goals to his credit.

It remains uncertain whether Haaland will feature in the upcoming matches against Czech Republic and Slovakia. His next scheduled appearance for City is in a crucial Premier League clash against Arsenal on March 31, followed by Champions League action against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals next month.

Erling Haaland

This season he played in total 23 times for 1926 minutes for Premier League.

Erling Haaland scored 17 goals for Manchester City. He procured 5 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 3rd in Premier League. In the last match Manchester City won 2-0 against Newcastle United. The next match in Premier League will be against Arsenal.

Manchester City performance and stats

Manchester City is currently 3rd in the Premier League with 63 points.

In the last 28 games, it has won 19 times, drawn 6 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City drawn 1-1 against Liverpool.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 63 goals and conceding 28.​

Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against Arsenal on Saturday 30th of March in Manchester.​