Manchester City will have some injury concerns going into the game against Liverpool.
The Reds face Man City in the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off this weekend. Liverpool go into the game in sixth place and 19 points behind Pep Guardiola's side who are second.
Jurgen Klopp will have some question marks over the fitness of some of his players go into the trip to Manchester. These include the likes of Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Naby Keita and Thiago Alcantara.
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Man City boss Pep Guardiola will also have to cope with some of his key players being injured or unavailable for selection. These include Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
Here is a round-up of how Man City’s injury list is looking ahead of the clash against Liverpool.
Erling Haaland injury latest
Guardiola spoke about the fitness of Haaland in his press conference on Friday afternoon.
The Man City boss explained that the club are still waiting to determine whether Haaland will be fit to face Liverpool on Saturday, with another training session remaining before the match.
Guardiola said: ""We have the last training session at 4pm today (Friday) so then we will see how he feels."
He added: "We still today and especially the player will decide. We will see, we will see what happens."
Phil Foden fitness latest
Man City released a statement on Sunday afternoon confirming that Foden had undergone an operation for appendicitis.
While they did not give an exact timeframe on a return, City did confirm that Foden would not be available to face Liverpool this weekend.
“Manchester City can confirm Phil Foden has left the England squad after undergoing surgery in London for acute appendicitis," the statement read.
“Phil will now return to Manchester to begin rehabilitation.
“He will not be fit for this weekend’s Premier League game at home to Liverpool and it is unclear at this stage how long he will be unavailable for.
The statement concluded by saying: “Everyone at Manchester City wishes Phil a speedy recovery.”
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