Manchester City is set to be worth Liverpool In match day 26 of 2024-25 Premier League season, after a significant blow in the middle of the week with their Champions League elimination of Real Madrid. Before the decisive collision, Pep Guardiola has aroused doubts about the star track Erling Haaland’s availability.
The alarm bells went out last Saturday during City’s 4-0 victory over Newcastle United when Haaland was replaced in the 88th minute after suffering a knee injury. The Norwegian forward was disclosed as an unused replacement during the Champions League game in Madrid, and Guardiola was hesitant to confirm its status of the Liverpool match.
“Tomorrow we know more. I don’t know yet. Hopeful? Maybe, but I can’t say for sure. We are training today and tomorrow he will testI guess, but I don’t know” Protective said at his press conference before the match, indicating that a last minute decision could be made.
While Omar Marmoush got a hate trick in City’s last Premier League game, Guardiola was quick to emphasize Haaland’s importance to the team: “It is better to have Erling on the pitch than not. But with Erling we are where we are right now. Everyone is responsible for both the good and bad things for the team. With Erling we are stronger. “
Although he is not the best compared to previous seasons, Haaland remains one of City’s prominent artists in the 2024-25 campaign. IN 35 performances in all competitionsThe striker has netted 27 goals and registered 3 assistsCurrently, second on the league’s goal -heading top list.
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LiverpoolWith a leading 8-point lead and just a loss in the Premier League, the favorites that go into Sunday showdown are. In spite of City’s mid -week’s setbacks and several important players on the side of injuries, however Guardiola remains optimistic About his team’s chances against the league leaders.
“Premier League is massively important to us. We have had some very good games. Even in the 5-1 loss to Arsenal, I thought we played really well for 60 minutes, but we have not been stable. But in other games, Like against Newcastle we hit a really high level“He said.
Although City is effective outside the title after a series of poor results, Guardiola admitted to securing the Champions League qualification remains the club’s main goal for the rest of the season. “We try to play well and take the points we need to stay in the hunt and qualify for next season“He concluded.
