Pep Guardiola has revealed Erling Haaland may miss Manchester City`s FA Cup semi-final in opposition to Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.
Haaland was substituted earlier than the beginning of additional time in City`s Champions League quarter-final second leg defeat in opposition to Real Madrid on Wednesday. Guardiola stated after the penalty shoot-out loss that the Norway striker requested to be withdrawn however didn’t give a cause why.
The City boss has now confirmed Haaland suffered an harm in opposition to Real and urged it was not sure his main scorer would recuperate in time for the FA Cup holders` conflict with Chelsea. “We will see. It was a tough game, a lot of action, high intensity for both sides,” Guardiola instructed reporters on Friday. “Erling felt something, a muscular issue. That`s why he told me he could not continue. “The physician stated he had a bit little bit of niggles, a bit downside, we’ll see how his evolution is within the subsequent hours.”
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While Guardiola sweats on Haaland`s health, City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne must be concerned in opposition to Chelsea after being taken off throughout additional time in opposition to Real as a consequence of fatigue. Given City`s hectic schedule, Guardiola conceded it’s comprehensible that gamers are drained at this stage of the season.
“It`s normal with the amount of games we are playing this season and the previous seasons and not much recovery, and extra time and high intensity,” he stated. “We put a lot of pressure in our game and that`s why the fatigue is there. They are human beings. They are not a machine. We are used to it.”
The agonising shoot-out defeat by Real ended City`s hopes of successful a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble for a second consecutive season. But they continue to be on target to repeat the home double and Guardiola is decided to make sure the Premier League leaders bounce again from their European frustration. “We don`t have another option. I don`t want us to feel sorry for ourselves,” he stated.
“In football, you lose games. We performed at our best and we were not able to win. You have to accept it. “We did all the pieces. We comprehend it, they comprehend it, all of the world comprehend it, but it surely was not sufficient. When it`s not sufficient, it`s a nasty night time. So congratulations (to Real) and, tomorrow, FA Cup.”
(With company inputs)
Source: www.mid-day.com
