Erling Haaland injury could solve another Man City selection dilemma for Liverpool fixture
All being well, Erling Haaland will be fit and raring to go when Manchester City are back in action.
The international break has brought with it a worrying spate of injuries with Haaland, Nathan Ake, Ederson, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes and Sergio Gomez all joining Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones on the casualty list. However, it is not yet clear just how serious the ailments those players have suffered are and if they'll miss any significant action as a result.
The prospect of City going into Saturday's blockbuster battle against Liverpool with so many key players unavailable is certainly a daunting one but it wouldn't at all be surprising to see Pep Guardiola remain vague on who will be fit to play mind games with his great adversary Jurgen Klopp.
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Rodri, at least, is fit after he missed Spain's first game with discomfort but then went on to play 86 minutes in their win over Georgia on Monday. Goalkeeper Ederson and of, course, Haaland will be of the greatest concern for City fans ahead of the match. One the Blues could really do with winning after dropping points to Arsenal and Chelsea already in recent weeks.
No one would want to go into a game without such a prolific striker - 69 goals in just 71 games now - but in Julian Alvarez, City at least have a capable stand-in who has also been among the goals this season. "Right now if Erling can't play, Julian will play there. Julian is quite good! I like him arriving as a striker and he can play both so we're really pleased," Guardiola said earlier this month when there was another fitness scare for the Norwegian.
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