Man City injury news: Enzo Maresca issues Marbella-connected Erling Haaland fitness update ahead of Liverpool trip

Manchester City caput manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Erling Haaland is acceptable to diagnostic against Liverpool connected Sunday afternoon.

For the archetypal clip since they were recovered blameworthy of breaching the Premier League's fiscal rules connected 115 occasions, the Citizens instrumentality to the competitory signifier with a daunting travel to Anfield.

Starting each 4 of Norway's UEFA Nations League matches implicit the extended planetary break, Haaland limped retired of action successful the 2nd fractional of the last fixture connected the roadworthy against Portugal.

The prolific Norwegian was replaced by Crystal Palace antheral Jorgen Strand Larsen successful the 67th minute, sparking fears that the 26-year-old could beryllium unavailable for a cardinal tally of Man City fixtures implicit the adjacent month.

Scoring 5 goals successful arsenic galore matches truthful acold successful the Premier League, Haaland has made a decent commencement to the caller top-flight run by his ain precocious standards, with Liverpool being his adjacent imaginable victims this weekend.

Man City's Maresca provides encouraging Haaland update

After being quizzed extensively connected Manchester City's off-field tussle with the Premier League, caput manager Maresca was asked astir the fittingness of Haaland, who is acceptable to diagnostic for the visitors connected Merseyside

"He is good. He is good. He went to Marbella, two, 3 days off, play golf, recovery, and acceptable for Anfield. He is good. Thank you," said the 46-year-old Italian successful his pre-match property league connected Friday (October 9).

Haaland and Norway made a affirmative commencement to the three-week planetary window, signaling a 3-2 location occurrence implicit Denmark successful Oslo, with the Man City leader netting either broadside of the half-time break.

However - contempt a further onslaught from the 26-year-old successful the 2nd crippled against Portugal - Stale Solbakken's broadside are sitting bottommost of Nations League A Group 4 with conscionable 2 contests remaining.

Norway mislaid 3 consecutive matches pursuing that opening triumph implicit Denmark, with undoubtedly the astir disappointing nonaccomplishment of the trio coming against an injury-hit Wales successful Cardiff.

Could beryllium Haaland rested amid Man City fixture chaos?

Due to their engagement successful the Champions League and progression to the 4th circular of the EFL Cup, Manchester City instrumentality to the transportation a staggering 9 times earlier the adjacent planetary interruption successful aboriginal November.

Haaland is improbable to miss adjacent a blink of upcoming clashes against Liverpool and European champions Paris Saint-Germain, though the 26-year-old's load could beryllium managed further down the schedule.

Less than 72 hours aft battling Les Parisiens, Man City invited newly-promoted Ipswich to the Etihad Stadium connected October 17, with Haaland perchance being rotated retired of the XI oregon substituted early, depending connected the crippled state.