Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the status of two injured Manchester City players | OneFootball

Manchester City came out of their 1-0 win over Leeds United with two injury concerns. Erling Haaland missed the match at Elland Road after sustaining an injury in training ahead of the game. Nico O’Reilly was substituted after 70 minutes due to an ankle injury. Speaking after his team’s win over Leeds, Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the condition of the pair. It now remains to be seen if both players will be available for Manchester City’s upcoming Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.

Pep Guardiola has provided a brief update on the condition of Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland.

Speaking after Manchester City’s win over Leeds, Pep Guardiola provided an update on the condition of Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola revealed that Nico O’Reilly suffered an ankle injury which forced him to substituted after 70 minutes at Elland Road. When asked about Nico O’Reilly’s injury, Guardiola said: “It’s for the ankle. He (Nico O’Reilly) had a knock in the ankle and played on and was out.”

Guardiola also revealed that he is unsure if Erling Haaland will be available for Manchester City’s upcoming Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest. Although, Guardiola did mention that Haaland has time to recover for the match. He explained: “I don’t have any answer right now. So he was not ready for today, but we have four days before Nottingham Forest and after, three days to the FA Cup at Newcastle at 8pm.”

Manchester City will be hoping that Erling Haaland and Nico O’Reilly aren’t facing a spell on the sidelines.

Pep Guardiola’s side are set to enter a critical phase of the season. They face three critical matches in three competitions next. Manchester City play Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, Newcastle United in the FA Cup and Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola will want Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland available for those matches. City have just come out of an injury crisis. They will not want to see more players go down injured.

Attention will shift to Manchester City training this week. If Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland are spotted training that will be ideal for City. It now remains to be seen if the pair train this week. The hope is that they will be both be available for City’s clash with Nottingham Forest.