Pep provides latest Haaland injury news | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola says he expects Erling Haaland to be sidelined for between five and seven weeks with the ankle injury he sustained at Bournemouth on Sunday.

The Norwegian international was forced off during the second half of the 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win at the Vitality Stadium after with an ankle problem after having earlier scored to draw City level.

The Club subsequently confirmed on Monday that the 24-year-old had injured his left ankle and would seek specialist consultation to confirm the full extent of the injury.

And addressing the media at Tuesday’s pre-match press conference ahead of our return to Premier League action at home to Leicester on Wednesday, the City boss delivered the latest update on Haaland’s injury and projected recovery time.

“The doctors told me between five and seven weeks. So hopefully for the end of season and FIFA Club World Cup he will be ready,” Pep said.

“Sometimes there are years where these kinds of things happen. It's happened all season. I would say it could have been different if it was at the end of season.

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“All injuries that happen all season I am sorry for them and I am sorry for Erling too. As quick a recovery as possible to come back.

“We don’t have another player with his skills or specific qualities we know that but we have to adapt.

“For many years we play with different ways up front and it depends on the qualities of the players we’re going to find another solution.

“We will find a solution for the players that we have with different skills and qualities. We will find that.”

Guardiola also said the onus was on the rest of the City squad to adapt and find the best way to adjust without Haaland's presence in the box.

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“We need players with other qualities and we have to bring more players close to the box," Pep added.

“Erling’s numbers again have been exceptional and is an incredible threat for many things with long balls and his sense of goal but we have to adjust.

“It’s not about training, I know which players have a sense of goal more than other ones.

“Everyone knows these players and we have to get them close to the box.”

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