During his first season with Manchester City, Erling Haaland’s fitness had to be controlled because of a string of minor ailments he had sustained at Borussia Dortmund.
According to Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland is back to his best and “free” of any underlying injury issues. The striker does not require a break anytime soon for Manchester City.
Haaland’s fitness and training regimen were monitored since joining City in the summer of last year, as the team was concerned about his history of injuries at Borussia Dortmund. In spite of this, the attacker made 53 appearances for City in his rookie campaign, missing only three due to injury and an additional five during his rest.
Haaland has started every Premier League and European match this season, sitting out just one, the Carabao Cup match against Newcastle. Guardiola claims that this record is the result of him finally being injury-free, which will hopefully spare him from problems later in the season.
“He’s so important for us, he feels really fit now,” Guardiola said. “Sometimes he has niggles, especially in the abductor in the past when he came from Dortmund. Now completely opposite, he feels free of problems. Today I saw him training with an incredible energy.