As the blue shirts walked away celebrating and the scoreboard doubled the number under the Manchester City crest, Erling Haaland appeared to stop, raising concerns about a possible injury to the striker.
The striker scored in the 38th minute against Fulham in the Premier League but did not return in the second half and was replaced by Omar Marmoush.; Fans immediately rushed to see if Pep Guardiola’s change was tactical or simply intended to give the Norwegian a rest, given the positive result of the match.
At the time of writing this article, we just don’t know if Haaland is injuredBut it is not very common for Guardiola to make such a daring change so soon in a game that was going well for the forward.
He had scored City’s third.a beautiful finish from the edge of the case, and remains to be seen if Pep Guardiola extends the player’s fitness after full time.
Erling Haaland’s goal for Manchester City tonight was just the seventh (of 107) he has scored from outside the box in his Premier League career. pic.twitter.com/OSdD4CgHIm
– Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) February 11, 2026
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