Haaland availability confirmed in one word by Guardiola, positive Rodri update also delivered

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Erling Haaland is acceptable and disposable to play successful Sunday’s Premier League clash against Bournemouth astatine the Etihad Stadium.

The prolific Norwegian was incapable to widen his awesome 12-game scoring streak for nine and state past weekend, arsenic helium drew a blank successful City’s 1-0 decision away against Aston Villa.

Haaland had a precocious second-half extremity disallowed for offside and was seen successful immoderate discomfort soon aft pursuing a nasty collision with the post.

The 25-year-old was past near retired of Guardiola’s squad connected Wednesday erstwhile Man City came from down to beat Swansea City 3-1 successful the 4th circular of the EFL Cup.

However, Haaland has since been pictured successful first-team grooming this week and to the delight of Citizens supporters, Guardiola simply replied “Yeah” erstwhile confirming the striker’s availability for Sunday astatine his pre-match property league connected Friday.

Man City’s No.9 is expected to beryllium recalled to the starting lineup against Bournemouth and volition beryllium looking to statesman different scoring tally aft failing to find the nett for conscionable the 2nd clip successful this season’s Premier League against Villa past clip out.

However, scoring against Bournemouth has not travel people to Haaland; of the 23 teams the Norwegian has faced successful the Premier League, lone against Newcastle (447) does helium person a worse minutes-per-goal mean than helium does against Bournemouth, scoring lone erstwhile successful 439 minutes against the Cherries.

Guardiola confirms Rodri could instrumentality for Man City against Bournemouth

Meanwhile, Guardiola has provided a affirmative update connected prima midfielder Rodri who, similar Haaland, was besides spotted successful first-team grooming earlier this week.

The Spain planetary has been struggling for fittingness pursuing a lengthy spell connected the sidelines with an ACL wounded past season, playing the afloat 90 minutes successful conscionable 2 of his 7 appearances successful each competitions successful the 2025-26 campaign.

Rodri has missed Man City’s past 3 games since tweaking his hamstring successful a Premier League triumph astatine Brentford earlier October's planetary break, but Guardiola has revealed that helium could beryllium acceptable to diagnostic successful immoderate capableness against Bournemouth.

“I deliberation he’ll beryllium acceptable to help,” said the Catalan coach. “I don’t cognize if from the beginning, but hopefully helium tin beryllium with us."

Asked however hopeless Rodri is to return, Guardiola added: "And 18 much players too. Everybody is hopeless to play. He has been retired a fewer times and we each cognize however important helium is for us."

With Rodri not expected to commencement against Bournemouth, either Nico Gonzalez oregon Tijjani Reijnders is acceptable to statesman successful a deep-lying midfield role, the second played determination against Aston Villa earlier the erstwhile was introduced arsenic a second-half substitute.

Mateo Kovacic could besides beryllium successful contention to diagnostic against Bournemouth aft helium was not afloat acceptable to play successful the midweek triumph implicit Swansea. A commencement connected Sunday is considered improbable for the Croatian, though.

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