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Haaland leaves Norway defeat early; coach says no injury before Liverpool
October 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM · Updated 11d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
YKYalla Kora
مدرب النرويج يلوم "ضغط المباريات" بعد مخاوف إصابة هالاند
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YKYalla Kora
هالاند يثير الذعر في مانشستر سيتي قبل موقعة ليفربول
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KOKooora
هل يغيب عن قمة ليفربول؟.. مدرب النرويج يوضح حقيقة إصابة هالاند
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Erling Haaland injury fear, asked to be substituted for Norway - ESPN
(opens the publisher’s site)Erling Haaland asked to leave Norway's 2-1 Nations League loss to Portugal, and his national coach said the substitution was pre-planned, not an injury.
- Haaland requested substitution during Norway's 2-1 defeat to Portugal in the UEFA Nations League.
- Solbakken said the exit was pre-agreed with the player to manage accumulated fatigue, not an injury.
- The Sun reported Manchester City's coaching staff, led by Enzo Maresca, are monitoring Haaland before Sunday's match against Liverpool at Anfield.
- Manchester City top the Premier League on 15 points from five wins, while Liverpool sit sixth with nine.
- Norway led through Kristoffer Ajer before João Cancelo equalized and Gonçalo Ramos scored the winner.
- Haaland was replaced by Jørgen Strand Larsen, and his status remains unconfirmed ahead of the Anfield match.
- Solbakken said Haaland was 'completely exhausted' after the substitution, blaming fixture congestion for the striker's workload.