He missed Manchester City’s 3-1 defeat at Real Madrid on Wednesday, as Pep Guardiola's side missed their star striker badly. Haaland, 24, suffered a knee injury towards the end of City's 4-0 win against Newcastle last weekend.

The debate over whether or not Manchester City might be more effective without Erling Haaland is surely over after a touch week for Pep Guardiola's team.

Pep Guardiola admits that he does not know when Erling Haaland will be available again, but hopes that he will play on Wednesday when Manchester City travel to take on Tottenham Hotspur. The Norwegian sat on the bench last week as City were beaten 3-1 at Real Madrid and then was not involved in the squad at all on Sunday as they lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool.