Manchester City set the date for Haaland’s return while enjoying an enthusiastic Julián Álvarez

The Norwegian goal scorer Erling Haaland I would only play again in the middle of next month in Manchester Citydue to a bone injury sustained in his foot several weeks ago, the European press indicated.

Haaland was wrong City’s last six gamesincluding the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia and last Wednesday’s match against Everton in Liverpool, which ended with a 3-1 for the team led by Pep Guardiola.

The City coach, of which world champion Julián Alvarez is a figure, assured that the question regarding the attacker is when the pain he is experiencing will disappear and that he hopes he can return as soon as possible.

“He suffers from bone stress, he’s fine, but he has pain. He’s not a small, thin man (1.94 meters and 88 kilograms), like Phil Foden (another City figure), he’s bigger, which makes him more difficult . He will be fine and when he returns he will play“added the Spanish coach.

Haaland will therefore miss City’s next Premier League match against Sheffield United, their first FA Cup match of the year against Huddersfield Town and the question will be whether he will arrive in time to play against Newcastle United on January 13.

Julian, protagonist against Everton

The Argentinian Julián Álvarez scored, from a penalty, one of the goals with which Manchester City beat Everton 3 to 1 on Wednesday, with which the team rose to fourth place in the general table on the second day of the traditional Boxing Day of Premier League. .

At Liverpool’s Goodison Park stadium, local Everton took the lead in the first half with a goal from midfielder Jack Harrison, but as soon as the second half began Phil Foden equalized for the Citizens.

A few minutes later an Everton player touched the ball with his hand, the referee awarded a penalty and in the preparation the goalkeeper Jordan Pickford tried to intimidate the Argentine national team striker, who did not give up and defined the half and from a scratch, very calmly, to give the victory to his team.

But a few minutes from the end, “El Araña” pressed at the start, stole it and gave it to the Portuguese Bernardo Silva who put a shot into the net, sealing the result of 3 to 1 for the team led by the Catalan Pep Guardiola.