Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland has not recovered from a ligament injury in time to play for Manchester City at Leicester on Saturday lunchtime.
The prolific forward came off at half-time during the Champions League draw with Borussia Dortmund in midweek and was facing a race against time to be fit for this weekend.
After the draw in Germany, Guardiola said of Haaland’s fitness: ‘Three things: I saw him so tired. The second one he had a bit of a fever. The third, he had a knock in his feet. That is why he wasn’t able to play in the second half.’
Asked if it was the same issues that Haaland was still struggling with on Saturday, the Manchester City boss said: ‘Recovery form the fever, from the tiredness, but not from the ligament.’
Haaland has started every Premier League game this season until this weekend, scoring 17 goals in 11 matches, while he has netted five times in his four Champions League appearances.