Pep Guardiola has confirmed an Erling Haaland injury blow for Manchester City and given an update on a possible return date for the Norwegian forward.

Even without Haaland, Manchester City beat Chelsea at Wembley to book its place in the FA Cup final.

Haaland asked to be taken off during Manchester City's midweek Champions League defeat against Real Madrid.



And having already missed one match, he could miss Thursday's trip to Brighton in the Premier League.

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Speaking ahead of the first FA Cup semi-final, Guardiola confirmed that Haaland is injured but did not specify the nature of the problem.

I don't know [if he will be back for the next game]."

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Haaland's absence would be a big blow for Manchester City, who are looking to win the FA Cup for the second year in a row.

Both could be ahead of Manchester City by the time Guardiola's side plays in the league again.

After Fulham, Liverpool plays again on Wednesday meaning it could be four points clear of Manchester City before the Etihad side plays again, though it would have two games in hand.

Liverpool.com says: The Reds simply have to win each of their six remaining matches and hope for the best.
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