{"id":196486,"date":"2026-03-01T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-why-haaland-is-not-in-man-citys-squad-to-play-leeds-guardiola"},"modified":"2026-03-01T11:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:39:42","slug":"epl-why-haaland-is-not-in-man-citys-squad-to-play-leeds-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-why-haaland-is-not-in-man-citys-squad-to-play-leeds-guardiola","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Why Haaland is not in Man City\u2019s squad to play Leeds \u2013 Guardiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has revealed that Erling Haaland picked up a minor injury in training.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland is not part of City\u2019s squad to face Leeds United in Saturday\u2019s late kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola has been forced to shuffle his pack slightly, bringing in Rayan Cherki to play off Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo days ago in training he had some problems and a little injury. 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