Erling Haaland is currently sidelined due to a skeletal stress in his foot, with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola providing an update on the striker. Haaland has been sidelined since Manchester City's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa earlier this month due to a skeletal stress in his foot, and Pep Guardiola has now revealed that the 23-year-old is yet to fully return to training.
The striker did travel to Saudi Arabia last week as Manchester City won the Club World Cup, but he trained alone and missed Wednesday's 3-1 win over Everton. Pep Guardiola has now also ruled out Haaland from Manchester City's next game against Sheffield United on Saturday. Asked about Haaland's fitness, Guardiola told Amazon Prime: "He's still not with the team. His bones feel much better, but he hasn't trained with us yet. January is too crowded. Hopefully he will be back with us in January. ”
Erling Haaland is not the only key player missing from Manchester City at the moment, with Kevin De Bruyne also missing a hamstring injury in the opening game of the season against Burnley. De Bruyne has previously said he hopes to return to action in January and has recently returned to training. Guardiola added: "He trained with us last week and today he was a little bit tired because he trained hard. After winning the Club World Cup, Manchester City won the crucial three points in the Premier League title race. The win left Manchester City fourth in the table, five points behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand.