Erling Haaland left bloodied & with torn sock after Man City hitman suffers nasty Achilles injury against Newcastle

During the Premier League encounter at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, striker Haaland was in the wars after a clash with Newcastle defender Dan Burn. During the first half, the Norway international's Achilles was left battered and bruised in a physical contest on Tyneside.

Despite being on the receiving end of some hefty challenges, Haaland arguably got the upper hand on Newcastle's defence and, ultimately, City went into the break 1-0 up thanks to Josko Gvardiol's 35th-minute opener. Anthony Gordon later equalised from the spot in a 1-1 draw.

Former Borussia Dortmund star Haaland, who was born in Leeds, is on course to have his most prolific season yet as he has 10 goals in just five Premier League games this term. The 24-year-old has scored 100 goals in 106 games for City to date.

After this match, Haaland's City return to Champions League action on Tuesday night away to Slovan Bratislava in in their second game of the competition. Newcastle, on the other hand, host AFC Wimbledon on the same date in the Carabao Cup third round.