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Sam Hill

Arsenal handed huge Premier League title race boost as Erling Haaland suffers major injury blow

Arsenal have been handed a huge Premier League title race boost after Manchester City star Erling Haaland has withdrawn from Norway's squad with a groin injury. The 22-year-old striker has scored a whopping 42 goals in just 37 appearances in all competitions this season for Pep Guardiola's side.

City signed the Norwegian superstar from Borussia Dortmund in a £51million deal last summer and he has had an instant impact at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland is currently leading the golden boot race with 28 goals in just 26 games for the reigning Premier League champions.

Arsenal find themselves heading into the international break with an eight point advantage over City, despite Guardiola's side having a game in hand on the Gunners. Whilst Haaland dominates the goal scoring for City, Arsenal's attackers have shared the goals this season with Gabriel Martinelli (13), Bukayo Saka (12) and Martin Odegaard (10) all tallying double figures.

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