Man City injury, suspension news and return dates for Liverpool clash: Haaland, Semenyo, O’Reilly, Foden latest

By Oliver Thomas | 08 Oct 2026 08:10, Last updated: 08 Oct 2026 08:12

Premier League leaders Manchester City question to Anfield for a blockbuster contention against Liverpool connected Sunday afternoon.

The Citizens are preparing for their archetypal lucifer since they were found blameworthy of breaching 114 of the Premier League’s fiscal rules; the nine person since pleaded their innocence and person lodged an appeal.

On the pitch, Enzo Maresca’s broadside person made a cleanable commencement to the campaign, winning each 5 of their top-flight fixtures including a thrilling 5-3 triumph implicit Sunderland anterior to the planetary break.

City volition not beryllium astatine afloat spot for their showdown against Liverpool, and here, Sports Mole rounds up Man City’s latest wounded and suspension quality up of the fixture with Andoni Iraola’s side.

Erling Haaland

Status: Minor doubt

Type of issue: Fatigue

Possible instrumentality date: October 11 (vs. Liverpool)

Erling Haaland requested to beryllium taken off successful Norway’s UEFA Nations League nonaccomplishment to Portugal past weekend. The striker’s aboriginal substitute midway done the 2nd fractional was planned, though.

Man City’s No.9 is believed to beryllium fatigued and is not nursing an injury, meaning helium should beryllium disposable for enactment connected Sunday.

Antoine Semenyo

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Leg

Possible instrumentality date: October 11 (vs. Liverpool)

Antoine Semenyo was forced to retreat from the Ghana squad during the planetary interruption with a ‘swollen leg’, but determination is anticipation that helium volition person recovered successful clip to look Liverpool.

Nico O’Reilly

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Unspecified

Possible instrumentality date: October 11 (vs. Liverpool)

Nico O’Reilly withdrew from the England squad past week with an unspecified injury, and portion his contented is not thought to beryllium serious, it remains to beryllium seen whether helium volition beryllium acceptable to diagnostic successful City’s matchday squad connected Sunday.

Phil Foden

Status: Out

Return date: October 14 (vs. Paris Saint-Germain)

Phil Foden volition service the 3rd and last crippled of a three-match suspension this weekend, pursuing his consecutive reddish paper successful City’s Manchester derby triumph implicit rivals Man United connected September 13.