Haaland sidelined for City game against Liverpool with knee injury

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester Citys leading scorer Erling Haaland was not named to Pep Guardiolas team for Sundays match against Premier League leading Liverpool as he recovers from a knee injury.

Haaland, who has 19 league goals this season and 27 across all competitions, limped off the Etihad Stadium pitch in the second half of Citys 4-0 victory over Newcastle on February 15.

He missed the teams second leg of their Champions League playoff against Real Madrid where City were eliminated by a 6-3 aggregate.

Haaland and Newcastles Alexander Isak are tied for second place in league scoring behind Liverpools Mohamed Salah (24 goals). REUTERS

Join STs Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.