Erling Haaland and Phil Foden miss Manchester City training ahead of Brighton clash

Manchester City attacking duo Erling Haaland and Phil Foden were absent from Tuesday's training session ahead of this week's Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion.

Haaland missed Saturday's FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea due to a muscular problem and was replaced in the starting XI by Julian Alvarez. The striker came off before extra-time in last week's Champions League exit to Real Madrid.

"He's [Haaland] injured," Pep Guardiola told BBC Sport on Saturday. "I don't think it's much but he's not able for today," Guardiola said. "I don't know [if he will be back for the next game]."

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Foden played the entire game on Saturday evening to help City book their place in the cup final. However, he was nowhere to be seen, alongside Haaland, in training on Tuesday.

There is still another day of training scheduled tomorrow ahead of the trip to the AMEX Stadium. However, it's currently unclear whether either will play a part against Brighton.

Fortunately, defender John Stones was spotted in training. The defender came off at half-time at Wembley to spark concerns over his fitness. However, he was present with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish.

Guardiola is expected to speak to the media on Wednesday where he will be asked about the fitness of Haaland and Foden.