Haaland 'ready And Fit' To Make Man City Return

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is fresh to make his return from wounded this weekend, head Pep Guardiola says.

Haaland had been sidelined since March aft sustaining an ankle wounded successful his side's FA Cup necktie against Bournemouth, but returns successful clip to title nan last of that title later this month.

The Norway international, 24, was an unused substitute arsenic City boosted their Champions League hopes by beating Wolves 1-0 successful nan Premier League past week.

Speaking earlier his side's travel to Southampton connected Saturday (15:00 BST), Guardiola said connected Haaland's availability: "He is ready, he is fit. [If he will] start, we will spot tomorrow."

City are 3rd successful nan table, 3 points supra sixth-placed Nottingham Forest, arsenic clubs conflict to gain 1 of nan top-five positions which this play connection Champions League football.

After facing Southampton, Guardiola's broadside look Crystal Palace successful nan FA Cup last astatine Wembley connected 17 May, earlier completing their convention run pinch games against Bournemouth and Fulham.

In an interview pinch ESPN, external this week, Haaland said City's disappointing play aft a tally of 4 consecutive convention titles was owed to a nonaccomplishment of "hunger" successful nan squad.

"You tin find excuses, injuries, galore injuries astatine bad times, but successful nan extremity we haven't been performing good enough," Haaland said.

"We haven't had afloat nan hunger wrong us. I haven't been bully enough. I haven't helped nan squad enough. In nan end, we haven't been bully enough."

Asked astir those quotes, Guardiola said: "If it's a emotion for Erling, nan players should talk to each different and inquire themselves why."

Haaland has 21 goals successful 28 Premier League appearances this play - nan only City subordinate to scope double figures successful nan title this term.

He has 30 goals successful 40 games successful each competitions successful 2024-25, besides contributing 4 assists.

Having won nan Premier League's Golden Boot grant successful each of nan past 2 seasons since his move to England, he is 7 goals down Liverpool's apical scorer Mohamed Salah pinch only 3 games remaining.