Erling Haaland faces injury scare ahead of Man City vs Liverpool

The Manchester City star asked to be substituted and was replaced in the 67th minute of the 2-1 defeat in Porto.Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026Norway coach Stale Solbakken has revealed that he had a “heart-to-heart conversation” with Erling Haaland regarding concerns about the striker’s heavy workload ahead of a Nations League loss to Portugal, in which the Manchester City star asked to be substituted.Haaland gestured to Norway’s bench that he needed to come off and was replaced in the 67th minute of the 2-1 defeat in Porto on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Everyone knew’: Canada boss Marsch wants Man City relegated for breacheslist 2 of 4Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway 2-1 to reach Nations League quarterfinalslist 3 of 4‘Sham’: What will happen to Man City after Premier League’s guilty verdict?list 4 of 4Ramos fires holders Portugal to 2-1 Nations League win in Norwayend of listHe was seen limping on the field in advance of the substitution, raising concerns about his fitness before his return to City — a club under heavy scrutiny as the subject of a huge financial scandal in the Premier League.Norway’s Erling Haaland asks for substitution during the mat...