OSLO (AP) — Erling Haaland is “doing tremendous” after requiring stitches for a minimize to his face sustained in a weird incident on worldwide obligation with Norway, group captain Martin Odegaard mentioned Monday.
The Manchester Metropolis star posted a photograph on Snapchat on Sunday exhibiting the facial damage he reportedly suffered when being hit by a baggage door as he obtained off Norway’s group bus earlier than strolling right into a resort.
“I did not see it, however I heard that he obtained a door within the face,” Odegaard was quoted by Norwegian day by day Dagbladet as saying at a information convention on the eve of Norway’s World Cup qualifier in opposition to Moldova on Oslo on Tuesday.
“It did not sound good, however it seems like he is doing tremendous. He has a small minimize in his face, however apart from that it is tremendous.”
Haaland wrote on his Snapchat put up: “Simply obtained banged out by a bus door. 3 stitches,” and added a laughing emoji.
In one other put up on Snapchat, the 24-year-old Haaland wrote alongside a photograph of himself taking a selfie of exhibiting the wound beneath his lip: “Seems to be truly fairly good.”
In line with Dagbladet, Norway coach Stale Solbakken mentioned “it may even have gone badly there” in reference to the incident involving Haaland.
Solbakken added that there was no hazard of Haaland lacking Tuesday’s match.
Norway has gained all 4 of its World Cup qualifying video games in Group I, which additionally accommodates Italy and Israel. Norway has 12 factors, three greater than Israel and 6 greater than Italy, which has a sport in hand.
Man Metropolis faces an enormous sport instantly after the worldwide break, at residence to fierce native rival Manchester United within the Premier League on Sunday.
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
