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Man City have a major injury worry ahead of cup clash

Erling Haaland is expected to miss Manchester City’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Salford.

Haaland emerged as a doubt for the cup tie after being substituted at half-time against Fulham in midweek after scoring in the comfortable 3-0 home win.

Pep Guardiola revealed afterwards that the forward had suffered a knock and delivered an update in the pre-match press conference.

As the Premier League title race intensifies and City set for a week off following the FA Cup showdown, Haaland is set to be one of several star players rested against the League Two side.

Among those will most definitely be first-choice goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, so James Trafford will get a rare start in net.

Ruben Dias is still on his comeback trail from injury and could be set to start here, while Abdukodir Khusanov was withdrawn in the win over Liverpool with a head injury, but returned off the bench in midweek.

Nathan Ake was not in the matchday squad against the Cottagers and could potentially be back in action this weekend, while young defender Max Alleyne could also feature.

Omar Marmoush is set to lead the line in Haaland’s expected absence. The Egypt forward scored twice in a recent cup tie success over Newcastle and should fancy his chances of adding to his goal tally for the season.

Ryan McAidoo scored in the 10-1 decimation of Exeter in the last round and could be handed some more first-team minutes here.

Predicted Man City XI (4-1-4-1): Trafford; Lewis, Dias, Alleyne, Ait-Nouri; Nico; Foden, Reijnders, O’Reilly, Cherki; Marmoush

Injured: Gvardiol, Kovacic, Doku, Savinho

Doubt: Haaland

Date and time: 3pm GMT on Saturday, February 14, 2026