Haaland injury blow for City ahead of EPL clash vs Leicester

Guardiola confirmed Haaland is likely to miss the next five to seven weeks with an ankle injury he sustained in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter- final victory over Bournemouth

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Erling Haaland will be out of action for up to seven weeks after suffering an ankle injury, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday.

The prolific 24-year-old Norwegian was forced off in Sunday's 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win at Bournemouth after scoring his 30th goal of the season.

City said on Monday that the forward would see a specialist but anticipated he "will be fit to play a further part in the remainder of this season including this summer's FIFA Club World Cup".

Guardiola gave an update on Tuesday, on the eve of his side's Premier League match against struggling Leicester at the Etihad.

"The doctors told me between five and seven weeks," he said. "So hopefully for the end of season and FIFA Club World Cup he will be ready.

"Sometimes there are years where these kinds of things happen. It's happened all season."

Premier League champions City have been hit hard by injuries in the current campaign, most damagingly losing Ballon d'Or winner Rodri for the bulk of the season.