Pep Guardiola Provides Vital Erling Haaland Injury Update as Cristiano Ronaldo Equals His Goals Tally For 2023

Manchester City secured an emphatic triumph over Bournemouth yesterday. However, Erling Haaland failed to register a goal or assist amidst his injury concern during the first half of the game. Hours after the game, Pep Guardiola shared a crucial update regarding the Norwegian star’s injury. While Haaland was substituted early due to his discomfort, the fans feared the worst.

The injury concern further added to his lackluster season with just 13 goals in 16 games as per the outrageous standards set by him. The lethal striker is far from emulating his goal-scoring prowess from his debut season with the PL giants. Consequently, this has brought CR7 to equal Haaland’s goal count of 2023 during this twilight of his career.

Pep Guardiola provides injury update of Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland suffered a twisted ankle after a collision with a Bournemouth player before halftime. The 24-year-old star was witnessed limping while making a run into the box during the game. Due to this, the Manchester City boss decided to withdraw Haaland as a precaution at the 3-0 mark of this Premier League match.

Guardiola was not convinced to risk his marque striker following his discomfort before their crucial Champions League match this Tuesday. In a press conference, he said, “Twist in the ankle, we didn’t want to take risks with him, he didn’t feel comfortable. He’ll be back maybe Tuesday but maybe next Sunday”. The Cityzen’s forward hasn’t missed a single UCL fixture in over a year, after sitting out against a group stage victory against Sevilla in the previous season.

Yesterday, despite Erling Haaland’s absence in the second half of the game, Manchester City secured a commanding 6-1 victory against Bournemouth. While the blue side of Manchester looks to defend every trophy they lifted last season, Cristiano Ronaldo has silently equaled one of Haaland’s noteworthy goal count of the year.

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Cristiano Ronaldo surpasses Haaland and Kylian Mbappe!

Ronaldo has continued to portray his scoring prowess with Al Nassr leading to a significant pinnacle in 2023. The Portuguese icon scored 28 goals in just 34 games after his debut for Al Alami. As a result, the 38-year-old icon became the leading scorer of this year after netting a total of 44 goals in both international and domestic fixtures.

The Los Blancos legend outscored Kylian Mbappe and is now tied with Erling Haaland’s goal tally. Cristiano Ronaldo did not feature in this year’s Ballon d’Or after an underwhelming second spell at Manchester United. Nonetheless, CR7 is already offering strong competition to the runner-up of the 2023 Ballon d’Or while the season progresses. What are your thoughts on the same? Let us know in the comments below.

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