Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland had succeeded in a fitness test on Saturday after feeling discomfort in his knee after training.
Norwegian, who forbids a dramatic turn of the late season, seems to have lost the crown of the Golden Boots in the Premier League Mohamed Salah, extinguished in the last stages City Victory 4-0 over Newcastle Last weekend and failed to play any role in the middle of the week Champions League Defeat of Real Madrid.
The Haaland was least appointed in a city trip team in Bernabeu, but was a great failure from the team announced to visit the Premier League leader Liverpool.
“Yesterday after training, he didn’t feel good,” Guardiola said Sky Sports from Haaland’s absence. “During these nine years we have played many seasons without really important players and we have survived.
“We had a lot of injuries this season and we couldn’t survive, but in certain games we have to do it.”
City They are also without prolonged injuries, Rodri and Manuel Akanji, as well as John Stones, who seems to spend a a a couple of months on the treatment table recovering from a thigh injury.
The Guardiola once again surrendered to Omar Marmoush, who caught the first Premier league Hat-trick against Newcastle and recalled Kevin de Bruyne in the middle of the field after dropping veteran Belgian with Real Madrid with Real Madrid.
Jeremy Loca, Phil Foden and Savinho were named together with De Bruyne in the city midfielder, supported by the new Sidr of midfielder Nico Gonzalez, who was one of the four signatures of big money in January. The second, central back Abdukodir Khusanov, was called in the background with Nathan Ake, and Ruben Dias fell on the bench.
Liverpool Manager Arne Slot recalled Curtis Jones to his initial lineup instead of Diogo Jot, while Cody Gakpo was appointed on the bench after missing the narrow victory of Reds 2-1 over Wolves last weekend.
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