Man City dealt huge injury worry as Erling Haaland spotted limping on Norway duty

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-04 · by Oli Gent

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Erling Haaland of Manchester City was seen limping during a Norway national team match against Portugal and asked to be substituted off the field. The nature and severity of his injury are unclear but could cause concern for both Norway's coach Stale Solbakken and Manchester City, who have faced recent issues including financial penalties. Cristiano Ronaldo's absence from the Portuguese squad due to a disagreement with manager Jorge Jesus overshadowed Haaland’s injury initially but now takes second place in the match narrative.
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Erling Haaland, a key player for Manchester City, suffered an apparent injury during Norway's match against Portugal on September 5th. The Norwegian striker was seen limping and had to be substituted after playing just over 23 minutes of the game in Porto. This development is particularly concerning given that Manchester City recently faced financial penalties, adding another layer of worry for the club. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo's absence due to a reported disagreement with Portugal's manager further overshadowed the match, as he quit the national team camp after being excluded from the previous encounter between Norway and Portugal two weeks earlier in Oslo.

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Oli Gent
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🔮 It remains to be seen what the 26-year-old’s injury is, or quite what the extent might be, but it will come as a major worry to Enzo Maresca, after a torrid few weeks for the Italian and City as a club after their guilty verdict from the independent commission over their 114 financial breaches.
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Brentford City Italian Man City Porto

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Haaland PERSON · 3× Brentford ORG · 1× City ORG · 1× Enzo Maresca PERSON · 1× Italian NORP · 1× Joao Cancelo PERSON · 1× Kristoffer Ajer PERSON · 1× Man City ORG · 1× Porto GPE · 1× Stale Solbakken’s PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Haaland’s potential injury overshadows the other big talking point of the match, which saw Cristiano Ronaldo not involved after the veteran sensationally quit the Portugal camp after being excluded for the first encounter between these two sides a fortnight ago in Oslo.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
🔮 It remains to be seen what the 26-year-old’s injury is, or quite what the extent might be, but it will come as a major worry to Enzo Maresca, after a torrid few weeks for the Italian and City as a club after their guilty verdict from the independent commission over their 114 financial breaches.
2026-10-04 · Evening Standard
Man City dealt huge injury worry as Erling Haaland spotted limping on Norway duty · assertive framing

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The Man City man seemed to be indicating towards the bench that he was hurt, and he gestured that he wanted to be withdrawn. asserted
he → seem → bench
It remains to be seen what the 26-year-old’s injury is, or quite what the extent might be, but it will come as a major worry to Enzo Maresca, after a torrid few weeks for the Italian and City as a club after their guilty verdict from the independent commission over their 114 financial breaches. uncertain
it → remain → breaches
Haaland was sacrificed at 1-1 in Porto, where Stale Solbakken’s side had gone ahead thanks to Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer’s stunning volley on 36 minutes. asserted
side → sacrifice → minutes
Joao Cancelo equalised just two minutes later, and the sides went in level at the interval. asserted
sides → equalise → interval
Haaland was since taken off with 23 minutes of regulation time to play, and Goncalo Ramos netted on 79 minutes to turn the game on its head and into the hosts’ favour. asserted
Ramos → take → favour
Haaland’s potential injury overshadows the other big talking point of the match, which saw Cristiano Ronaldo not involved after the veteran sensationally quit the Portugal camp after being excluded for the first encounter between these two sides a fortnight ago in Oslo. asserted
veteran → overshadow → Oslo
An alleged rift between the former Manchester United forward and manager Jorge Jesus prompted the 41-year-old to depart the camp and head to Madrid, leaving his international future in jeopardy. asserted
rift → prompt → jeopardy
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