Man City send therapist to monitor Erling Haaland's Norway training as Alan Shearer makes 'strange' admission
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHere are your Manchester City evening headlines on Tuesday, September 20. A Manchester City sports therapist has joined Erling Haaland on international duty for Norway, tasked with monitoring the striker's routine while away from the Etihad.
Haaland has begun life at City in unstoppable form, scoring 14 goals in ten games and setting new Premier League records for his start in the division.
Now, he will spend the next fortnight away with Norway for Nations League fixtures with Slovenia and Serbia. ALSO READ: Man City may have transfer regret after latest Kalvin Phillips injury setback And it seems City have moved to work with the Norwegian national side to keep Haaland's fitness a top priority for both club and country, with City sports therapist Mario Pafundi also joining the camp with a brief to monitor Haaland's training ahead of a return to Premier League action.
Speaking at the start of the camp, Norway manager Stale Solbakken confirmed that Pafundi has joined their set-up as a third therapist on a temporary basis, adding that it was Haaland's idea.
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