Pep Guardiola supplies upbeat Erling Haaland damage replace forward of Actual Madrid tie
Pep Guardiola admits he was “scared” when Erling Haaland went down clutching his knee in opposition to Newcastle United however is assured he’ll be prepared for Manchester Metropolis’s large Champions League return leg conflict with Actual Madrid.
Haaland obtained remedy on the sphere from the membership’s physios earlier than the choice was taken to withdraw the 24-year-old from the rest of the sport.
Metropolis had already put the sport to mattress, steamrolling Newcastle 4-0 due to a hat-trick from January signing Omar Marmoush, however the main speaking level after the sport was not the outcome, relatively how critical Haaland’s damage is likely to be.
Talking to reporters for his post-match media duties, Guardiola offered an upbeat tone that urged he is assured of Haaland’s participation in opposition to Actual Madrid.
“When he was down, everybody was scared however he received up and walked smiling like all the time,” Guardiola stated. “I didn’t converse to him or the medical doctors however the medical doctors didn’t include dangerous information so hopefully he’s tremendous.”
Whereas Metropolis have been struggling domestically and in Europe, Haaland has continued to search out the web with regularity. His 19 Premier League targets have been complemented by an additional eight within the Champions League, taking his season’s tally to 27.
But he wasn’t required to be on the scoresheet in opposition to Newcastle as Marmoush took centre stage, with the Egyptian’s efficiency unsurprisingly drawing reward from Guardiola.
“The highlights are for him, in fact,” Guardiola remarked. “Three targets, we knew it – in Germany at Frankfurt he made good numbers.
“The dynamic of the group was good and efficiency was good. He confirmed what he’s. Hopefully he can deal with the most important compliments which can be coming. It’s continuous.
“It’s so easy, if you play good everybody adapts shortly however if you don’t play good, you want time. It’s not troublesome. Once we performed in opposition to Chelsea, he performed good and we gained. He’s a participant that we missed, his actions in behind and his tempo.
“He likes to assault the area and he helps to play with extra time. Once we play like we did in the present day, everybody is healthier – even the supervisor!”
