Erling Haaland is anticipated to miss Manchester City’s Premier League match against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Sunday afternoon.
The Norwegian national team forward has displayed exceptional form in the early stages of the season, building on his record-breaking and Treble-winning performances from the 2022–23 campaign.
Haaland has participated in 22 games for Manchester City this season, featuring in various competitions including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League, and Premier League. During these appearances, he has impressively scored 19 goals and provided five assists.
However, reports on Saturday night suggested that he would not be joining Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City squad for the upcoming weekend, thus pausing his remarkable goal contributions.
According to Jake Gorfin, Haaland did not accompany the rest of the Manchester City team in their preparations for the Sunday match against Luton Town.
Currently, it remains unclear why Haaland was excluded from the squad or what potential issue the Norwegian player might be facing after playing the full ninety minutes against Aston Villa last week.
Following this weekend’s encounter with Luton Town, Manchester City will travel to face Serbian team Crvena zvezda in an away fixture to conclude their group stage journey in the UEFA Champions League. Given the recent victory over RB Leipzig, securing first place in the group, this upcoming match offers Pep Guardiola an opportunity to rest and rotate his squad.
