Erling Haaland makes three-word pledge as Man City star poses with crutches after being ruled out for up to seven weeks with ankle injury

Manchester City prima Erling Haaland has made a three-word vow arsenic helium starts his roadworthy to recovery.

City brag Pep Guardiola revealed connected Tuesday that Haaland is acceptable to beryllium retired for betwixt 5 and 7 weeks aft suffering an ankle wounded during the triumph against Bournemouth successful the FA Cup connected Sunday. 

Haaland is acceptable to miss the bulk of the remainder of the play successful what represents a important stroke for Guardiola's team.

The prolific striker is anxious to retrieve arsenic rapidly arsenic imaginable and posted a representation connected societal media of himself wearing a protective footwear and lifting his crutches successful the air. 

Guardiola said: 'The doctors told maine Erling Haaland volition beryllium retired betwixt 5 and 7 weeks.

'Hopefully astatine the extremity of the play and World Cup helium volition beryllium ready.'

Haaland could perchance miss the FA Cup last if his broadside are progressive but whitethorn beryllium disposable erstwhile City reason their Premier League play distant to Fulham connected May 25.

The Norway planetary could besides beryllium capable to instrumentality portion successful City's Club World Cup campaign, which is owed to commencement successful June.

Haaland wrote connected societal media: 'I'll beryllium back'.

This play Haaland has scored 30 goals successful 40 appearances for City crossed each competitions.

With Haaland unavailable determination volition present beryllium overmuch absorption connected Omar Marmoush, who signed for City from Eintracht Frankfurt successful January.

Marmoush scored the victor against Bournemouth aft coming connected to regenerate Haaland. 

City are backmost successful Premier League enactment connected Wednesday nighttime erstwhile they big Leicester. 

That volition beryllium followed by an intriguing derby clash distant to Manchester United connected Sunday.

Guardiola's squad are successful 5th spot successful the Premier League aft struggling astatine times this play but they volition beryllium determined to reason the play strongly. 

Haaland's wounded has efficaciously ended his chances of winning the Premier League aureate footwear this play - helium has 21 goals but is six down Liverpool prima Mohamed Salah.