Enzo Maresca has said Erling Haaland is ‘100% fit’ for Manchester City’s trip to Aston Villa this weekend.
Haaland did not feature as Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 in the Champions League in midweek, as Maresca handed the Norwegian a rest.
Haaland picked up a knock after scoring twice against Ipswich Town last weekend, but Maresca has eased fears over his condition. The 26-year-old, who has scored 12 goals in all competitions this season, is available for the trip to Villa Park on Saturday lunchtime.
It’s a massive boost for the Cityzens, who are set to be without Antoine Semenyo for around two months.
“We have a session this afternoon – all of them can be available or not,” Maresca said in his pre-match news conference when discussing Haaland, Nico O’Reilly, Mateo Kovačić and Matheus Nunes
“In terms of [those] still in doubt, yesterday they were all improving and we will this afternoon.
“Erling is the only one 100% available. And the other three we need to wait for today’s session.”
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