Man City: Pep Guardiola provides Erling Haaland injury update ahead of Community Shield | OneFootball

Premier League champions meet arch rivals at Wembley on August 10

The striker has been substituted at half-time during the friendly defeats to AC Milan and Barcelona in the US.

Man City were beaten 4-1 on penalties by Guardiola’s former club in Florida after losing to Milan and Celtic in their opening two pre-season fixtures.

Haaland struggled with injuries last season despite winning another Premier League Golden Boot, missing 15 games due to ankle and muscle issues.

"He's got some niggles. He didn't feel good," Guardiola said late on Tuesday. "(It is) disturbing something, he doesn't feel comfortable.

"Muscular niggles is not worth the risk. Sooner or later he has to take a step. To lose him for three weeks, that would be a problem as 60-70% of the squad are on holiday."

The champions then begin yet another title defence away at the Blues eight days later.