Erling Haaland says his lip injury ‘looks worse than it is’ after the Manchester City striker suffered a freak accident on international duty.

The 25-year-old required three stitches last week when he was hit in the face by the door of a bus.

But the injury, which is on show during this afternoon’s Manchester derby, did not stop Haaland from scoring five goals in Norway’s 11-1 win at home to Moldova on Tuesday.

‘The bus just tried to bang me out and almost did,’ Haaland told Sky Sports when asked about the injury. Your ultimate guide to the football season

‘It was an incredible one, I was unlucky but also quite lucky because it could’ve gone much worse. It was a weird thing.

‘It was a bit painful, it looks worse than what it is. I had to have three stitches, it sounds worse than what

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