Man City injury news: Will Oscar Bobb, Ruben Dias, Ederson return? Will Erling Haaland be rested vs. Salford City in FA Cup?

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has provided an update connected the fittingness of his squad up of Saturday's FA Cup third-round necktie with Salford City astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Earlier this week, Citizens supporters were boosted by the instrumentality to grooming of Oscar Bobb, who has been sidelined since August aft sustaining a limb fracture during a non-contact concern successful training.

Guardiola revealed successful mid-December that the 21-year-old attacker would people a instrumentality to first-team enactment betwixt January and February of 2025.

Meanwhile, Ruben Dias (muscle) and Ederson (knock) person missed Man City's past 4 games, and John Stones (ankle) has been sidelined for the past 3 matches, portion Rodri is inactive recovering for what is expected to beryllium a season-ending ACL injury.

Ahead of this weekend's clash with Salford, Guardiola has confirmed which players could beryllium progressive and which players stay successful the attraction room.

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Guardiola issues Bobb, Dias, Ederson, Stones update

Asked astatine a property league connected Friday if either Dias oregon Bobb could diagnostic against Salford, Guardiola said: "Not yet. [Dias] feels amended but not ready. I don't cognize erstwhile (he volition return).

"[Bobb is] grooming with the squad partially. That's bully quality for us. I don't cognize (when helium volition beryllium back), but it's not muscular. It was a fractured bone.

"Now that is healed, he's fine. Now it's carnal condition, but it's bully quality that he's back."

Guardiola has confirmed that Ederson is present "fine" which suggests that the goalkeeper could beryllium progressive this weekend, but Stones is not yet acceptable to return.

Meanwhile, Guardiola was asked astir the anticipation of prima striker Erling Haaland being fixed a remainder for their upcoming fixture against fourth-tier opposition.

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Will Haaland beryllium rested against Salford?

Haaland has played much minutes (2,386) than immoderate different Man City subordinate truthful acold this season, scoring 21 goals successful 27 games crossed each competitions, and has started successful each of their past 14 matches dating backmost to the opening of November.

"You volition spot time (if Haaland is rested)," said Guardiola. "He feels good, helium had immoderate niggles connected the archetypal time but we had 7 days from West Ham to Salford and retrieve well, and the concern that we person we request everyone acceptable to spell through."

He added: "This play I person the feeling that helium is incredibly focussed and that's wherefore we are focussed and the caller people is to beryllium fit, and past you are fit!"

Should Haaland beryllium rested, Guardiola whitethorn beryllium tempted to manus Divin Mubama his first-team debut for Man City aft joining the nine from West Ham United successful August.

The 20-year-old astir precocious represented Man City Under-21s successful a 3-2 triumph implicit Nottingham Forest successful the premier League 2 past month, contributing to each 3 goals (two goals, 1 assist).

Guardiola whitethorn alternatively determine to play with a mendacious nine, with Phil Foden oregon James McAtee successful contention to inhabit that role.

Meanwhile, Guardiola has responded to speculation astir incomings successful the January transportation model amid reported involvement successful Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis

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