Erling Haaland has missed Manchester City’s FA Cup tie against Newcastle (Getty)Erling Haaland has missed Manchester City’s FA Cup tie against Newcastle United on Saturday night but the striker is not suffering from an injury. The Norway international played a full 90 minutes in City’s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night. But he did not travel with City’s squad for their FA Cup fifth-round tie against Newcastle at St James’ Park this weekend. City have allayed any injury concerns and have confirmed that Haaland is not part of Pep Guardiola’s squad because they are ‘conscious of an intense forthcoming fixture schedule’. Arrow MORE: Man Utd interested in £40m Premier League star as Marcus Rashford replacementArrow MORE: Martin Keown reveals major Arsenal fear after FA Cup win against MansfieldArrow MORE: Riccardo Calafiori and Leandro Trossard update after double Arsenal injury blow

Source: Metro March 07, 2026 22:27 UTC