{"id":299728,"date":"2023-11-18T16:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T16:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299728"},"modified":"2023-11-18T16:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T16:24:13","slug":"erling-haaland-promises-he-is-trying-to-get-back-asap-after-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/erling-haaland-promises-he-is-trying-to-get-back-asap-after-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland promises he is &apos;trying to get back ASAP&apos; after injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Erling Haaland promises he is &#8216;trying to get back ASAP&#8217; before Manchester City&#8217;s clash with Liverpool next weekend&#8230; as the Norway striker is out of Scotland game with ankle injury<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erling Haaland is racing against time to be fit to play against Liverpool next week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He has been ruled out of the match against Scotland after another ankle issue\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England will struggle to win a trophy with Kalvin Phillips &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erling Haaland has told fans he is &#8216;trying to get back ASAP&#8217; after suffering a second ankle injury of the month on international duty, handing Manchester City fans a scare over their star&#8217;s fitness.<\/p>\n<p>The Norway striker twisted his ankle\u00a0during his country&#8217;s 2-0 friendly win over the Faroe Islands and looked in considerable pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is the Norwegian goal machine&#8217;s second ankle issue this month after he\u00a0came off at half-time\u00a0in the 6-1 demolition job of\u00a0Bournemouth\u00a0on November 4, raising concerns he may not be fit to play in the marquee fixture against the Reds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As such, he has been ruled out of Norway&#8217;s final Euros qualifier against Scotland and will be desperate to play when City host Liverpool in a top-of-the-table clash on November 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unfortunately, I am missing tomorrow\u2019s game against Scotland. Wishing the boys all the best,&#8217; he wrote on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzybTmer6-b\/<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Erling Braut Haaland (@erling.haaland)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/15\/77921279-0-Erling_Haaland_looked_in_considerable_pain_as_he_suffered_his_se-a-89_1700320355698.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland looked in considerable pain as he suffered his second ankle injury of the month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/15\/77921361-0-The_Man_City_striker_had_come_on_for_Norway_in_a_2_0_friendly_wi-a-90_1700320377017.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Man City striker had come on for Norway in a 2-0 friendly win against the Faroe Islands<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Now treatment and trying to get back ASAP&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While he gritted his teeth until the end against the Faroe Islands on Thursday, the worry for City is that the 23-year-old had already aggravated his ankle this month.<\/p>\n<p>He was withdrawn at half-time in City&#8217;s 6-1 demolition job of Bournemouth on November 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Within 24 hours he told Pep Guardiola that the pain had subsided, and within three days he started and scored twice against BSC Young Boys\u00a0in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Man City&#8217;s sports therapist Mario Pafundi accompanied Haaland on international duty as is customary and Norway have been in contact with his club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Norway&#8217;s team doctor, Ola Sand, said that while the issue is not serious, &#8216;he is in so much pain and somewhat restricted function&#8217; that he will not be able to face Scotland at Hampden Park.<\/p>\n<p>The fixture is a dead rubber them them as they cannot catch Scotland or Spain in the top two positions of Group A.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/18\/15\/77921419-0-It_is_his_second_ankle_scare_of_the_month_after_he_came_off_at_h-a-91_1700320391394.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It is his second ankle scare of the month after he came off at half-time against Bournemouth<\/p>\n<p>Haaland has been in white-hot goalscoring form this season, with 17 goals in 18 games in all competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, he faces a race against time to be ready for the Liverpool fixture, which could see the league leadership change hands as a solitary point separates the two sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is not just sweating over the fitness of his star striker, as several of his squad &#8211; including Ederson, Nathan Ake, Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes &#8211; were withdrawn from national team selection and face a race against time to feature.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions will also be without long-term absentees Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Sergio Gomez.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12765385\/Erling-Haaland-Manchester-City-Liverpool-Norway-Scotland-ankle-injury.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erling Haaland promises he is &#8216;trying to get back ASAP&#8217; before Manchester City&#8217;s clash with Liverpool next weekend&#8230; 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