Pep Guardiola is very optimistic that his striker Erling Haaland will be ready to face Burnley!

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·23 settembre 2025

Pep Guardiola is very optimistic that his striker Erling Haaland will be ready to face Burnley!

Guardiola is confident in his big star.

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In the match that ended in a draw between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, after Haaland scored the first goal for Manchester City in the opening minutes, Gabriel Martinelli equalized in the final minutes of the match, ending the match with a score of 1-1.

Why Guardiola was worried about his star?

The Norwegian star, who featured effectively against Arsenal, was left out of the EFL Cup clash with Huddersfield, but the talented Norwegian is expected to return to the starting lineup against Burnley this weekend, Spanish manager Pep Guardiola has revealed.

Erling Haaland could be a doubt for Gameweek 6 👀
– martedì 23 settembre 2025

Yesterday he was recovering and did not train. I haven’t seen him today yet, nor the other players. But I hope he’ll be ready for next weekend. It was a very intense week, especially the last match, and sometimes players pick up problems. But I think he’ll be fine, I hope so.