Erling Haaland missed out on the FA Cup semifinal win over Chelsea, after having suffered a muscle injury in the Champions League elimination loss to Real Madrid last week. He will miss out again at Brighton on Thursday night.
“He is injured,” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “I don’t think it’s much but he’s not able for today. I don’t know [if he will be back for the next game].”
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The only injury concern for City right now is John Stones, who was replaced by Ruben Dias at half-time against Chelsea on Saturday.
Guardiola has not yet explained the reason for that. It could be that Stones was forced off due to injury, or it could be that he was subbed off for tactical reasons.
Either way, he is a doubt to feature in midweek here.
Considering their massive workload, from staying alive in the different competitions for so long, City are actually in a decent place right now, fitness wise.
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