Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has given an injury update on Erling Haaland but remained mum on whether the prolific striker will feature in the upcoming match against Crystal Palace.
Haaland was absent from the City squad during their Premier League encounter with Luton Town over the weekend due to a bone injury.
Guardiola has now offered additional details on the injury and disclosed the timeline for Haaland’s return to training. However, the manager has not clarified whether Haaland will be available for the Crystal Palace fixture.
Speaking to reporters, the Catalan manager said: “He will be back on Thursday, the day after tomorrow, and we will see how he feels. I cannot answer [if he can play on Saturday]. I don’t know right now. At the next press conference, I can be more precise about his condition.”
On Sunday, the City head coach claimed that the Norwegian could hardly walk after the team’s Premier League clash against Aston Villa last week.
But the striker’s condition has been improving quickly since then.
Despite Haaland missing the team, the defending champions came back from behind to narrowly edge out Luton 2-1 last Saturday.
The 23-year-old, who is currently leading the Premier League Golden Boot race with 14 goals, will be back in training on Thursday, as revealed by his coach but it remains to be seen if he fully regains his fitness on time for the team’s league clash against Roy Hodgson’s Palace.