What Man City Must Do In Absence Of Haaland  – Mateo Kovacic Reveals 

Mateo Kovacic has revealed what he is expecting of every Manchester City player in the absence of 19-goal striker Erling Haaland.

The defending champions defeated Luton 2-1 on Sunday, but they did so without their injured top scorer, who is presently recovering from a stress fracture in his foot. Kovacic, though, is not very worried because he thinks the team can continue winning games if each player steps up their game while key players are out.

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Speaking to reporters, Kovacic said: “Obviously we missed key players like Erling and Kevin [De Bruyne], it’s never easy when you miss such big players.

“But they are not in the moment here, we need everybody to give 10, 20 per cent more like we did (on Sunday) and then we can win games.”

The victory against Luton ended City’s four-match winless streak in the Premier League, which included draws against Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and a loss against Aston Villa. In the absence of Haaland, De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku – Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish played pivotal roles in the turnaround at Kenilworth Park, scoring in the second half to secure the much-needed victory. “The team was confident because we were playing good,” said Kovacic. “We had not bad results, some draws where we could have won. This is football sometimes, then it’s about how you come back. Today we came back in a good way. A big three points. We showed overall great football, especially in the first half we played very well, we found a lot of players in the pockets which is what we want. When you do your thing and insist, the goals come. We could have scored even more, but I’m happy with the three points.”

Alf Inge Haaland sold his son in the Fantasy Premier League, raising the possibility that Haaland will be sidelined for a considerable amount of time.