Pep reveals the reason Haaland can only play in the first half of Man City’s pre-season.
- Erling Haaland has only played half-time in the last two pre-season games.
- Pep Guardiola reveals Haaland was feeling slightly unwell and didn’t want to force him to continue playing
- Manchester City have lost all three of their pre-season games.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed
That Erling Haaland was only allow to play half the time in pre-season games against AC Milan and Barcelona because the Norwegian striker was feeling unwell. He did not want to risk the striker getting injured as the 2024/25 season officially begins soon.
“Erling is not feeling well, we don’t want to take any risks. But in the near future he will gradually train and play more games. The new season is coming up. He had a little bit of a serious injury. But we don’t want to take any risks and lose him for three weeks or months. That’s not good for the team.”
“He wasn’t feeling well, that’s why he didn’t play in the second half. About 60-70 percent of the players are on holiday. That’s why we need players now, but we have a replacement in Oscar (Bobb) who did well again. I’m proud of a lot of things now.”
It is not known how worrying the situation is for Pep Guardiola’s Sky Blues team.
Because since the 3 pre-season matches, Man City has ยูฟ่าเบท not able to find a win continuously. In addition, it has lost all 3 matches. In the first game of the 2024/25 season, Pep’s team will have to face their city rivals Manchester United in the FA Community Shield. And amidst the news of the transfer of striker Julian Alvarez, if Erling Haaland is injured at the beginning of the season, Man City will definitely have a difficult start.