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.

Manchester City's prospects of overcoming Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League playoff have been dealt a major blow with Erling Haaland only fit enough for the bench. Haaland, who scored both goals in City's 3-2 home defeat in the first leg,

Erling Haaland was a surprise omission from Manchester City's squad to face Real Madrid in the Champions League, with the striker feeling discomfort in his knee.

The crowd broke out the "oles" by the 70th minute as Real Madrid crushed Manchester City 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu. It wasn't a close affair with Real Madrid coasting past Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate.

Now, new details have emerged that look back on events from the collapse to the Dutch side, who have progressed further than the Premier League champions this season by defeating

Legendary manager Neil Warnock has opened up on his admiration for Pep Guardiola, and how the Manchester City mastermind recently asked to 'pick his brains' over a few tactical matters