Erling Haaland has not travelled with Manchester City to their Premier League clash at Luton on Sunday due to a stress fracture in his foot.
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Haaland out of Luton clashNorwegian has stress fracture in footStriker had started every PL gameWHAT HAPPENED?
City's top scorer was absent from the squad for the trip to Kenilworth Road and Pep Guardiola revealed he had a bone injury sustained in the last match at Aston Villa. The Norwegian, who is the top scorer in the Premier League with 14 goals, had started every previous league game for the treble winners. However, he failed to score in his last two outings and was particularly poor in the 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Wednesday.
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"Bone stress reaction in his foot," was how the City boss described Haaland's injury in his pre-match interview with Sky Sports. "He felt like this after the last game [against Aston Villa] and he cannot play. "I don't know [how bad it is], week by week, day by day we'll see what happens."
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Haaland's injury is a huge blow for City, who desperately need to get back on track against Luton after failing to win their last four league games against Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Aston Villa. The recovery time for bone tissue injuries can range from two to eight weeks, which could mean Haaland does not return to action until mid-February.
DID YOU KNOW?
Haaland made history last month by becoming the fastest player to reach 50 Premier League goals (in 48 games) and to hit 40 Champions League goals (in 35 matches).