Erling Haaland arrives for a Manchester City game
Erling Haaland will not feature for Manchester City against Leeds
Erling Haaland is not in the Manchester City squad for Saturday evening's match away at , where victory would enable Pep Guardiola's men to close the gap on .
The Gunners are currently five points clear at the summit, but City can apply pressure on them with a positive result before they play on Sunday afternoon.
They will have to do so without Haaland, though, as their star striker misses out through injury.
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Omar Marmoush instead spearheads the City attacking alongside Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki as Guardiola's men look to bag more precious points in the title race.
It remains to be seen if Haaland will be available for Wednesday's fixture with , with reports suggesting the striker suffered a minor injury in training on the eve of the Leeds game.
Haaland has scored just twice in his last six Premier League games but the Norwegian is still the division's leading marksman with 22 goals for the season.
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