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City out to close gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal but may have to do so without talisman striker

Pep Guardiola will make a late call as to whether Erling Haaland can be involved as Manchester City face Nottingham Forest this evening.

Haaland, the Premier League top goalscorer this term, was hardly missed at Elland Road, as Antoine Semenyo struck the winner to move - at least temporarily - to within two points of Arsenal at the top of the table.

"He feels much better, but yesterday we didn't train and now we have training. We'll decide today,” the City boss said.

Elsewhere on the injury front, long-term absentees Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic are definitely out, while there were concerns over Nico O’Reilly, who was forced off in Yorkshire.

Guardiola said that the versatile England international was in “the same” position as Haaland, feeling better after his ankle knock. As such, he could feature here.

Otherwise, it is a full complement for the Catalan to pick from, with wingers Jeremy Doku and Savinho back from their own lay-offs to add extra depth on the flanks.

You would expect Ruben Dias and Marc Guehi to continue as the centre-back pairing, while Rayan Ait-Nouri impressed at Leeds last weekend.

Bernardo Silva played alongside Rodri in midfield on Saturday, with O’Reilly more advanced in support of Antoine Semenyo and Omar Marmoush.

Rayan Cherki came into the side in Haaland’s place, putting in a superb display in the No10 position.

Predicted Man City XI: (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Silva; Semenyo, Cherki, Marmoush; Haaland

Doubts: Haaland, O’Reilly

Injured: Kovacic, Gvardiol

Venue: Etihad Stadium

Date and time: 7.30pm GMT on Wednesday, March 4, 2026