Erling Haaland hit by new injury blow as Pep Guardiola reveals 'issue' ahead of Man City's FA Cup semi-final clash with Chelsea

Haaland played 90 minutes of the quarter-final on Wednesday night but did not play in extra time, with Julian Alvarez replacing him as City lost 4-3 on penalties to Los Blancos. Guardiola has now revealed that the Norwegian "felt something" and could miss out on Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.

Speaking to the media ahead of the semi-final clash, Guardiola said: "Erling. we will see. I don’t know I’m not a doctor. He said a little bit niggles and we’ll see his evolution in the next hours.

“It was a tough game [against Madrid]. 120 mins of action. High intensity for both sides. Erling felt something. A muscular issue that meant he could not continue.

“Kevin was exhausted after five months out injured. That is normal. We will see tomorrow. It’s normal. The number of games this season and previous seasons, not much recovery and extra time and high intensity the way we play. We put a lot of pressure in our game. They are human beings, not machines and sometimes fatigue is there.”

This season, Haaland hasn't been as potent a weapon for Guardiola as in the previous campaign, when he went on to break multiple goalscoring records. Regardless, he has still hit the back of the net 20 times and provided five assists in 26 Premier League appearances this season despite various injury setbacks.

The 23-year-old will be hoping to return to fitness ahead of the Cityzens' FA Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea on Saturday, April 20. If he were to miss out it would be a blow to the holders as they aim to retain their trophy.