Erling Haaland suffered an ankle injury in Norway’s match against the Faroe Islands in the middle of last week and was forced to withdraw from the team during preparations for Euro 2024 qualifying.
The Norwegian team doctor said he was in a lot of pain, and that the injury had aggravated the same problem he had in the match against Bournemouth earlier this season.
But after returning to Man City for treatment at the beginning of the week, Haaland returned to training today (November 24) to prepare with coach Pep Guardiola and his teammates for the big battle with Liverpool at the weekend.
Man City’s official account also posted a photo of Haaland on the club’s training ground, marking the 23-year-old’s physical recovery.
Another good news is that Nathan Ake was also present at this training session, after he withdrew from the Dutch team due to injury. Rodri, who could not play for Spain in the recent match against Cyprus, also trained normally with Man City.
In addition, other names whose fitness is being questioned are Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, John Stones and Ederson, who have not returned to the training field. Coach Guardiola is expected to give an update on the recovery process of these stars when he holds a pre-match press conference on Friday.
City is at the top of the Premier League standings, one point ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal. Liverpool also just received good news when 4 players returned to training today. Joe Gomez, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones and Ibrahima Konate were all present on the training field after being absent from the victory over Brentford in the previous round. This information makes fans look forward to the competition at Etihad this weekend.