{
  "id": 15388077,
  "title": "Maresca faces anxious wait over Haaland injury scare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maresca-faces-anxious-wait-over-haaland-injury-scare",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:06:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/world-soccer/maresca-faces-anxious-wait-over-haaland-injury-scare/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Enzo Maresca, Manchester City's manager, is anxiously awaiting news about Erling Haaland's injury after the striker was substituted during City's 3-2 win against Ipswich on Saturday. Haaland scored twice in the match, bringing his season's goal tally to 12 across all competitions. However, he appeared to struggle after being fouled late in the game and left the pitch. Maresca expressed hope that the injury is minor but will wait for medical checks before making a definitive assessment. The Italian manager also noted that several other City players, including Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic, Antoine Semenyo, and Nico O'Reilly, had suffered injuries during the match. Despite their recent financial sanctions, City have maintained a perfect start to the Premier League season. Maresca emphasized Haaland's importance to the team, describing him as a leader and captain who is achieving great success.",
  "summary": "Maresca is hopeful the issue is minor but will await the result of checks on his talismanic forward.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}