Manchester City hosts Nottingham Forest this Wednesday, March 4, at the Etihad Stadium in Matchday 29 of the Premier League. There are doubts surrounding Erling Haaland.
Haaland, 25, is experiencing physical discomfort, but the Cityzen club did not specify the nature of the problem. Even so, head coach Pep Guardiola gave an update in his most recent press conference.
After revealing that the Norwegian's injury is "not a big issue," Guardiola said, via Sports Mole, "He feels much better, but yesterday we didn't train. Now we have training and will decide today."
Therefore, at the moment, there is no confirmation of whether Haaland will be able to play, and his status remains in doubt until minutes before the match, when the starting lineup is officialized.
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Guardiola also commented that Nico O'Reilly's status is the same, noting that they "will do the same for him after the training."
Manchester City arrives at this match in second place in the league table with 59 points after 28 matches and a record of 18 wins, five draws, and five losses.
For the Citizens, it is crucial not to drop points along the way, as they are closely following the current leader, Arsenal, which has 64 points after 29 matches.
"Premier League is so tough," said Guardiola, alluding to the club's current situation. "I've always said, I don't judge the teams depending on the position of the table, never ever. I know the quality they have."
"The privilege in March to be here, we are in the competitions. A dream. We're so happy. Ok, knowing 10 games left [in the Premier League], two games against [Real] Madrid [in the Champions League], a game with Newcastle in the FA Cup. It's good to be here. I'm only concerned about tomorrow [against Nottingham Forest]."