Pep Guardiola provides Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and John Stones fitness update ahead of Manchester City’s trip to Brighton
Erling Haaland has been ruled out of Manchester City’s trip to Brighton (Picture: Getty)
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Erling Haaland will play no part in Manchester City’s clash with Brighton, but Phil Foden and John Stones have been passed fit for Thursday’s Premier League clash.
Haaland – the joint-leading goalscorer in the English top flight this season – was absent from City’s FA Cup semi-final victory over Chelsea at the weekend due to a muscle issue and has not returned to first-team training.
Foden, meanwhile, played the full 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon as Bernardo Silva set up a repeat of last year’s final with an unanswered 84th-minute strike at Wembley.
The England attacking midfielder subsequently missed training on Tuesday and emerged as a possible doubt for the champions’ trip to the south coast – but it appears he has shaken off the problem and is in line to feature at the Amex Stadium.
Stones, who came off at half-time at Wembley, was pictured taking part in Tuesday’s training session and could join Foden in Guardiola’s starting XI against the Seagulls, with third-placed City looking to move to within a point of leaders Arsenal.
Asked for an update on Haaland, Foden and Stones at his pre-match press conference this afternoon, City head coach Guardiola replied: ‘Erling is not ready for tomorrow.
‘The other two, they are ready.’
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