Erling Haaland might not be available for Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final match against Chelsea, which is scheduled to take place today.
The team led by Pep Guardiola has shifted their attention to defending their cup title following their humiliating elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday at the hands of Real Madrid in a penalty shootout.
It was verified by the manager of City that all three players, Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Ajkanji, and Haaland, requested to be taken off the field during the match against Madrid. However, it was not obvious whether the motivation behind this request was exhaustion or injury.
There is a possibility that Haaland would not play due to a muscular injury; however, Guardiola stated that De Bruyne was feeling better.
“Kevin appears to be in good health,” he stated.
“Erling experienced something, a problem with his muscles. Following a five-month absence due to injury [at the beginning of the season], Kevin experienced feelings of exhaustion and fatigue, which is to be expected. In the morning, we will see more.
As a result of the fact that John Stones was only allowed to play for ten minutes during extra time, he will need to be evaluated before the match at Wembley Stadium.
Nathan Ake made his return to the bench on Wednesday, while Kyle Walker has finally recovered from the hamstring injury that he suffered earlier this week.
Despite the fact that Ederson has recovered from his knock, Stefan Ortega continues to be City’s go-to goalkeeper for the cup.
An XI consisting of Ortega, Walker, Dias, Stones, and Gvariol; Rodri, Silva, and De Bruyne; Foden, Alvarez, and Grealish was projected by Manchester City.
Speculations: Haaland and Akanji
Not a single person was hurt.
Today, Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 5:15 p.m. British Summer Time (BST), further on today.
Wembley Stadium is the location.
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With the exception of Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi, and Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea will have all three players available for today’s FA Cup semi-final match against Manchester City.
Following the resolution of a few minor concerns, the pair is once again in the running to be selected for the match that will take place on Saturday at Wembley Stadium.
They were among the seven players who did not participate in Chelsea’s 6-0 triumph over Everton on Monday night. This victory was Mauricio Pochettino’s most significant victory since he took over as Chelsea’s manager.
Ben Chilwell, who had been absent for two weeks, came back from the bench and assisted Alfie Gilchrist in scoring his first goal for his boyhood club in the last minutes of the game.
Prior to a key domestic cup match that offers a last shot at trophy and a ticket into the Europa League, Chelsea’s chances have greatly improved as a result of the return of players.
Due to injuries, Reece James, Christopher Nkunku, Lesley Ugochukwu, Wesley Fofana, Robert Sanchez, and Romeo Lavia will not be able to participate. There are indications that Levi Colwill is getting closer to making a comeback, but he is not yet ready to do so.
A possible back four consisting of Malo Gusto, Disasi, Trevoh Chalobah, and Marc Cucurella will be positioned in front of Djordje Petrovic, who will serve as the goalkeeper. If this were to occur, Thiago Silva would be relegated to the bench despite having started the previous two matches.
In the event that he is found fit, Fernandez will start in the middle of the field alongside Moises Caicedo and Conor Gallagher.
In the aggressive front three, the in-form Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, and Noni Madueke could be selected ahead of Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk. This is due to the fact that Madueke has been doing really well recently.
Petrovic, Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Gallagher, Madueke, and Jackson were the players that Chelsea expected to be in their starting eleven.
There is not a single doubt.
Nkunku, James, Fofana, Ugochukwu, Lavia, and Sanchez are among those who became ill.
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