Erling Haaland suffered a freak accident while on international duty with Norway that left the striker needing three stitches.
The Manchester City striker shared a couple snaps showing off his new injury caused by a collision with a bus door.
Sharing the photos on Snapchat, Haaland showed off his new battle scars, featuring the cut under his lip that required the stitching.
Despite the incident, the 25-year-old was able to see the funny side and will not be kept out of the action.
Haaland shared the photos with a caption, the first of which said: “Just got banged out by a bus door. Three stiches.”
He then added: “Looks actually quite good.”
Fans of Norway and Manchester City will breathe a big sigh of relief that the bus door did not inflict more serious trouble on their star man.
Haaland has started the season in typical goalscoring form with three goals in as many Premier League games – in spite of City’s faltering start.
The forward will hope his goals can power City to the Premier League title once again, having finished a disappointing third place last campaign.
The powerful striker will be back in action against Moldova on Tuesday before returning to Manchester.
City host their local rivals United on Sunday in a hugely important clash that, after their respective poor starts, could prove to be a make or break game for Pep Guardiola and Ruben Amorim already.
