was taken off at half-time of 's win over Aston Villa on Sunday. It throws doubt over his participation towards on Wednesday however his absence may very well be unhealthy information for the Gunners.
Haaland suffered a thigh situation throughout the first half on the Etihad. Metropolis had been 3-0 up on the break and Pep Guardiola noticed match to switch him on the break with Julian Alvarez.
The Metropolis supervisor confirmed after the sport that Haaland probably might have performed on if the scoreline wasn't so comfy. Guardiola stated: "He had a giant knock, he was uncomfortable.
"We did not need to take a threat and we are going to assess the following days how he does. If the outcome was extra tight then possibly I do not do it.
"I do not assume he is injured however tomorrow we are going to see. Hopefully he may be in for Wednesday, if it's a threat or he isn't prepared he isn't going to play."
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Metropolis play Arsenal on the Emirates in arguably the largest sport of the season thus far. Victory would take the reigning champions above their opponents and high of the desk for the primary time on the finish of a sport week since August.
Haaland is but to face the Gunners in his profession and a few house supporters could also be content material if he is not match for the midweek conflict. The Norwegian has scored 25 targets in 21 league outings in his debut marketing campaign in England.
However many really feel Metropolis are a greater group with out Haaland. A kind of is former Metropolis midfielder Dietmar Hamann.
The German gave his opinion on Twitter final month. He : "Man Metropolis was a greater group with out Haaland, even when he scores 40 targets this season."
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Alvarez would possible be the straight alternative for Haaland if he is not match for the journey to north London. The Argentine helped his nation win the World Cup in Qatar in December.
Many really feel the presence of Haaland impacts the way in which Metropolis play. Hamann has since claimed that to signal the ahead.
He instructed talkSPORT: "I by no means thought he was going to go to Metropolis as a result of he’s a participant Guardiola by no means needed. Would he be a profit for Chelsea or Manchester United? Sure, I feel so.
"Would he have scored the identical targets for them? I don’t know, most likely not as a result of at Metropolis he will get extra probabilities than for these groups however I don’t assume he’s an excellent match for Manchester Metropolis."
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