Erling Haaland will be assessed on Saturday to see if he can make his Manchester City debut in their pre-season clash with Bayern Munich this weekend, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.
New signing Haaland, 22, was an unused substitute in the friendly win over Club America in Houston on Wednesday, and Guardiola said after the game that he was never in line to feature.
The Norwegian didn't warm up with the City team and wasn't dressed in training gear all night at NRG Park. However, Guardiola indicated after that game that Haaland was in line to feature against Bayern this weekend, with the striker himself tweeting that he hoped to make his debut in Green Bay. ALSO READ: Meet City's global fans trekking to see them in Green Bay And speaking ahead of the Bayern fixture, Guardiola confirmed how City planned to use Haaland in their second and final pre-season game before the Community Shield next week vs Liverpool.
Guardiola said: "If this afternoon [Friday] there is nothing wrong in the training session, or tonight he [doesn't] feel bad and falls out of bed and breaks his ankle, then he will play." City have been managing Haaland's fitness and workload in training in the USA, with Guardiola confirming he had only trained twice in the build-up to the Club America win.
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