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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will miss Saturday's crunch Premier League game against Liverpool with a groin injury.

Life is risks and sometimes you have to take them. "The doctors and the player will decide if he feels good. He's scored a lot of goals, he's scored a lot, always we are a team to score a lot of goals in the season, this is what we try to do until the end of the season."

Prolific striker Erling Haaland was not part of Manchester City's squad to play Liverpool on Saturday after failing to recover from a groin injury.

Haaland's father, Alf-Inge, was quoted by Norwegian TV during the week saying his son had traveled to Barcelona for treatment. "It is not a big issue but today he was not right." The game was important for both teams, with City eight points behind first-place Arsenal with a game in hand, and Liverpool fighting to secure a top-four spot for Champions League qualification.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has not been able to recover in time to feature against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.

[closing the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/arsenal-10-games-from-immortality-mikel-arteta-s-men-perfectly-placed-in-final-sprint-for-premier-league-glory/blt100597301fc21a9d) suffered a significant blow after their [top scorer](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/premier-league-top-scorers-2022-23/bltd2dba951587004f5) was deemed not fit enough to make the squad. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Not having Haaland available represents a blow although City still possess plenty of attacking firepower, spearheaded by World Cup winner Alvarez. [TOP STORY: Mbappe wants Madrid move in 2024](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/kylian-mbappe-real-madrid-2024-psg-free-transfer/blt7c9212ae115ec105)

Manchester City were without the injured Erling Haaland for the visit of Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.

"Yesterday we spoke and he wasn’t fully fit. Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City were without the injured Erling Haaland for the visit of Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday. But the English champions have not rushed Haaland back ahead of a huge month that will see them face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals before hosting Arsenal in a top-of-the-table clash.

Erling Haaland missed Manchester City's Premier League clash with Liverpool through injury and Pep Guardiola has explained his decision not to "risk" the ...

The winger dropped out of the recent [England](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/england-football-team) squad before undergoing surgery to remove his appendix, while [Bernardo Silva](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bernardo-silva) was only fit enough for the bench. [picking up a groin injury](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-pep-guardiola-erling-haaland-29598102) before the start of the international break, consequently missing two games for Norway in their [Euro 2024](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/euro-2024) qualifying campaign. "I have a feeling it will be more difficult, but I always say why don't we go to win the game, then we will be closer," Guardiola admitted. Hopefully we can be there as much as possible, as long as possible." [Riyad Mahrez](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/riyad-mahrez) and [Jack Grealish](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jack-grealish). Let us know your score prediction in the In the season these kind of things happen." "Bernardo as well, Bernardo had a virus after his Portugal trip, training just yesterday," Guardiola went on to say. Have your say! "There's no doubt in my mind that in that dressing room they'll be sitting in there thinking 'right, that'll do'," the ex-United centre-back declared. They'll be pleased, they'll be more happier than this man," Ferdinand added as Guardiola arrived. [Rio Ferdinand](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rio-ferdinand) reckons that [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) will've been delighted to learn the news that [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) were without [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) for Saturday's clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Erling Haaland will miss Manchester City's showdown with Liverpool through injury. Manchester City vs Liverpool — live updates Haaland was doubtful for the ...

Arsenal host [Leeds United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leeds-united/) in a 3pm kick-off on Saturday. [Arthur](https://theathletic.com/football/player/arthur-2jaUFMrxoxF3fjdF/), Matip. [Alisson](https://theathletic.com/football/player/alisson-tnsx3VLvny2hiY7b/), Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, [Fabinho](https://theathletic.com/football/player/fabinho-B4oErnzfMBHwkivn/), Henderson, Elliott, Gakpo, Jota, Salah. [Bournemouth](https://theathletic.com/football/team/bournemouth/) before the international break and maintain the pressure on [Newcastle](https://theathletic.com/football/team/newcastle-united/) and [Tottenham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/tottenham-hotspur/) above them in the race for [Champions League](https://theathletic.com/football/champions-league/) football. [FA Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/fa-cup/) quarter-final win over [Burnley](https://theathletic.com/football/team/burnley/) before the international break. [Erling Haaland](https://theathletic.com/football/player/erling-haaland-UqdITFAwdmIrBQfd/) will miss [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/)’s showdown with [Liverpool](https://theathletic.com/football/team/liverpool/) through injury.

Erling Haaland OUT for Manchester City against Liverpool this afternoon, after the 42-goal Norwegian had been a doubt for the hotly-contested clash following a ...

[Manchester City versus Liverpool has turned into an intense rivalry over recent seasons,](/sport/football/article-11926019/IAN-HERBERT-Man-City-vs-Liverpool-clash-clouded-mutual-loathing-forged-pitch.html) with both teams usually fighting for the top spot of the Premier League. It is not a big issue but today he was not right.' Bernardo Silva is also absent from the team, while Phil Foden's issue sounds like a long-term problem. [it was confirmed that Nike had re-signed Haaland for a lucrative boot deal,](/sport/football/article-11925053/Erling-Haaland-JOINS-Nike-Man-City-star-shuns-adidas-Puma-pen-boot-deal.html) with the American sports giant saying he will leave 'his stamp on the future of the game'. On the subject of Erling Haaland, he said: 'He is not fit. [Man City](/sport/teampages/manchester-city.html) boss [Pep Guardiola told reporters that after speaking to Haaland, ](/sport/football/article-11926325/Pep-Guardiola-make-minute-call-Erling-Haaland-Liverpool-clash.html)he 'feels good', but the matter of selection would be postponed until the last moment.

An ecstatic Erling Haaland celebrated wildly after Manchester City smashed Liverpool 4-1 to boost their hopes of winning the Premier League title.

The Manchester City star understandably looked down in the dumps sitting inside his box in the early stages, with Liverpool having opened the scoring courtesy [Mohamed Salah's strike in the 17th minute](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/mohamed-salah-breaks-michael-owen-record-liverpool-highest-ever-away-goalscorer-premier-league/bltdc391d85faa3a22a). [had to sit out the game](https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/man-city-erling-haaland-liverpool-premier-league/blt529336d38ade253f) after being deemed not fit enough to make the matchday squad. After he was seen pushing and then hugging a friend in his box at the Etihad Stadium as he wildly celebrated Julian Alvarez's equalising goal against Liverpool, he then joined in doing the Poznan at full-time of the 4-1 win.

Manchester City coped without the injured Erling Haaland to keep the Premier League title race alive by coming from behind to thrash Liverpool 4-1 on ...

De Bruyne, Mahrez and Grealish combined to open up the Liverpool defence, and Alvarez was left with the simple task of slotting in his 13th goal of the season despite spending most of the campaign as Haaland's deputy. City and Liverpool have finished as the top two in four of the past five Premier League seasons, but the Reds are struggling just to qualify for the Champions League after a dreadful campaign and were given another lesson in the gap they have to bridge to be back challenging next season. Goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish moved the defending champions back to within five points of Arsenal at the top of the table.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has not been able to recover in time to feature against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.

[closing the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/arsenal-10-games-from-immortality-mikel-arteta-s-men-perfectly-placed-in-final-sprint-for-premier-league-glory/blt100597301fc21a9d) suffered a significant blow after their [top scorer](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/premier-league-top-scorers-2022-23/bltd2dba951587004f5) was deemed not fit enough to make the squad. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Not having Haaland available represents a blow although City still possess plenty of attacking firepower, spearheaded by World Cup winner Alvarez. [TOP STORY: Mbappe wants Madrid move in 2024](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/kylian-mbappe-real-madrid-2024-psg-free-transfer/blt7c9212ae115ec105)