Erling Haaland injured until end of January but Kevin De Bruyne may start at Newcastle, says Man City boss Pep Guardiola
Man City face Newcastle at St James' Park in the Premier League on Saturday night; City boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed striker Erling Haaland will be out until the end of January; John Stones and Manuel Akanji are both out, but midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is in line to start for champions
Friday 12 January 2024 23:32, UK
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Man City will be without Erling Haaland until the end of January, but the Premier League champions have been boosted by the news Kevin De Bruyne is fit to start at Newcastle.
Haaland has been out of action since suffering a foot injury at the start of December, with the Norway striker having missed the club's last eight games in all competitions.
City had hoped to welcome the 23-year-old back early in the new year but the problem is proving more troublesome than expected and the player is not yet back in full training.
The expectation now is that he will be able to resume work as the club, without a game next weekend, travel to Abu Dhabi for a warm-weather training camp after Saturday's game at Newcastle.
Guardiola said: «Yes, (he's had) a little bit of disturbing problems in his feet. It's fine but the doctors decided to stop for one week and maybe restart in Abu Dhabi.
»Hopefully at the end of this month, he'll be ready. It was a little bit more than we expected in the beginning.
«It's the bone. It needs time. With every injury, you can do whatever you want but it's a question of time.»
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