Why Erling Haaland is not playing in Manchester City’s FA Cup tie vs Leyton Orient

Erling Haaland was near retired of Manchester City’s matchday squad for their FA Cup necktie against Leyton Orient connected Saturday.

Pep Guardiola’s broadside are looking to bounce backmost pursuing their 5-1 decision astatine the hands of Arsenal past Sunday, but they volition look their League One opponents successful the FA Cup 4th circular without their starring striker connected the bench.

Guardiola has made 8 changes from the broadside beaten astatine Arsenal, with Stefan Ortega Moreno, Savinho and Omar Marmoush the lone players to support their spot successful the team.

Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, John Stones and Bernardo Silva person each been named connected the substitutes’ bench, but Haaland did not question with the squad with City confirming that the striker has been fixed a remainder day.

‘Every shot crippled is ever an opportunity, it doesn’t substance whether you triumph oregon lose,’ Guardiola said earlier footwear off.

‘We person played galore times against teams successful little divisions and always, particularly away, they are difficult. We respond truly good and play good and we volition effort and bash it.’

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