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By Tom Gott Erling Haaland has been left out of the Manchester City squad to face Chelsea in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final. The Norway international asked to come off in midweek during City’s Champions League defeat to Real Madrid and manager Pep Guardiola confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Haaland was a doubt to face Chelsea. Having now submitted his team, Guardiola has left Haaland out completely, with the 23-year-old clearly not ready to face Mauricio Pochettino’s side. In his place, City will rely on Argentina international Julian Alvarez for the goals. The 24-year-old is thir…

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