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Manchester Metropolis have been set to host Liverpool for Matchday 26 of the 2024-25 Premier League season. Whereas the match promised to be an thrilling showdown, questions arose relating to the absence of star striker Erling Haaland from the house aspect.
Haaland will miss the sport towards Liverpool after failing to recuperate from the knee damage he sustained final week towards Newcastle United, which compelled him to be substituted through the match.
Haaland’s availability had already been unsure midweek when he was an unused substitute in Manchester Metropolis’s UEFA Champions League conflict with Actual Madrid. Looking forward to the Liverpool match, supervisor Pep Guardiola revealed that Haaland’s participation could be a last-minute resolution, because the Norwegian would endure a health check on his knee throughout coaching.
Forward of the sport, Guardiola supplied an replace on Haaland’s health, revealing the disappointing information in regards to the striker’s situation. “Haaland has improved however didn’t really feel good… and yesterday we determined to keep away from any danger,” the Spanish coach informed Sky Sports activities.
With 19 targets in 25 Premier League appearances, Haaland’s absence represents a major blow to Metropolis. “Clearly we’ll miss him, however throughout these 9 years, we performed many seasons with out actually, actually essential gamers and survived. This season we had a whole lot of accidents however couldn’t survive, however in particular video games we needed to do it,” Guardiola admitted about his absence within the group.
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Omar Marmoush: Haaland’s alternative
With Haaland unavailable, Manchester Metropolis’s new signing, Omar Marmoush, will step into the central function up entrance. The Egyptian ahead joined from Eintracht Frankfurt for €75M, having impressed with 26 appearances, 20 targets, and 14 assists within the present season.
Marmoush confirmed his high quality within the Premier League towards Newcastle, the place he scored a hat-trick in simply his third league sport for Metropolis. In opposition to Liverpool, he’ll intention to copy that sturdy efficiency.
