Manchester City forward Erling Haaland was in the wars just hours before Saturday’s Champions League final, with a drinks cool box the culprit.
Pep Guardiola’s side are in Istanbul preparing to take on Inter for their maiden European crown. His City players got a first taste of the famous Ataturk stadium where Saturday’s final will be played, although Haaland got a rude introduction of his own. The Norwegian forward wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings as he knocked a pass clear, tripping over a cool box and crashing into a collection of water bottles.
Video: Haaland already falling over bottles in last training😟with Pep watching on closely. This guy😂😆
Lucky for Guardiola and City, the trip didn’t prompt any serious injuries, as the Spaniard has been able to take a full strength squad to Turkey to take on three-times winners Inter. Guardiola himself hasn’t tasted European glory since 2011 with his famed Barcelona side, and will aim to avoid a repeat of the overthinking that saw him cede the 2021 crown to Chelsea.
Having avoided serious injury, the 22-year-old will look to feature from the start on Saturday night, and end a rare dry spell of four games without a goal.
Fans fear someone’s ‘getting sacked’ as shocking video of Erling Haaland getting taken out in Man City training emerges
FANS fear the axe is going to swing at Manchester City after Erling Haaland was taken out in training – by a pile of water bottles.
On the eve of the Champions League final, Pep Guardiola will be keen to ensure his squad is firing on all cylinders.
And Haaland injuring himself would be far from ideal. Fans were shocked to see the 52-goal ace topple over a set of water bottles in training ahead of the final. Fortunately, he seemed to laugh it off following his fall, suggesting there was nothing to worry about.
Reacting to the clip, one fan joked: “Bros getting tackled by bottles 😂.”
A second said: “Imagine if that put him out for the final 🤣🤣.”
“They’re getting sacked. Imagine if he got injured,” remarked a third, raising doubts about the bottles’ future.
A fourth typed: “Defo a pen if it goes to VAR🙃.”
While another added: “Imagine if he’d done his ankle on this.”
Haaland has scored seven goals in the Champions League knockout stages this season, though five of those came in a single game against RB Leipzig. Despite his record-breaking exploits, Dwight Yorke does not believe he would make Manchester United’s 1999 Treble-winning team. City are on the brink of winning a historic Treble, but SunSport’s Martin Lipton has told how the achievement could be seen as tainted by rivals.
Source: goal.com/ thesun.co.uk
