Erling Haaland 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.

Haaland suffered a knee issue during last weekend’s 4-0 win over Newcastle and appeared to be in some discomfort before being replaced by Mateo Kovacic in the closing stages.

The striker's absence snuffed out City's hopes in Madrid before a ball had been kicked — and that's a bad sign