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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola confirmed Erling Haaland could miss upto seven weeks ahead of their Premier League clash with Leicester but hopes he will be back for the Club World Cup Etihad Training Campus, Manchester, UK

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00:00Obviously, we received the news last night about Erling Haaland's injury.

00:04I just wondered what your reaction was to it.

00:07Obviously, a huge disappointment to lose such an important player at such a crucial part of the season.

00:15Sometimes there are years that these kind of things happen.

00:19I would say that could not be different at the end of the season.

00:24But all the injuries that we had this season, I'm so sorry for them and for Erling as well.

00:30I could recover as quickly as possible and come back.

00:35Obviously, there are still tests ongoing and still conversations to take place.

00:39Do you have any idea about how much of this season he might still be available for?

00:45No, they told me the doctors between five and seven weeks.

00:50Hopefully, at the end of the season and in the World Cup, he'll be ready.

00:54Obviously, it gives opportunity to other players.

00:57Omar Mahmoud so far has only started one Premier League game when Erling was injured for the Liverpool game.

01:03He didn't seem to quite play as the proper number nine like Haaland plays.

01:09Is he capable of doing that?

01:11We will find a solution.

01:12We will find a solution for the players that we have and different skills and qualities.

01:18But we will have another one.

Haaland might miss rest of season - Guardiola

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