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Jack Flintham

Erling Haaland visits hospital ahead of Liverpool as Joao Cancelo sends brutal Man City reminder

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Friday, March 24.

Haaland visits Barcelona hospital ahead of Liverpool clash

Erling Haaland went to Manchester City's partner hospital in Barcelona for tests on the groin injury that saw him withdraw from international duty this week.

In an update on Haaland's injury, the striker's father Alfie has told Norwegian TV that his son is currently in Marbella with a City physio, and is 'touch and go' for the Blues' Premier League clash with Liverpool next weekend.

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Haaland picked up the injury in the FA Cup win over Burnley at the weekend, where he was replaced after 62 minutes having scored another hat-trick. He linked up with the Norway squad, but withdrew at the start of the week after tests showed the issue with his groin.

Read more on the Norwegian's visit here.

Cancelo sends brutal reminder to City

After scoring for Portugal on Thursday, Joao Cancelo stood in front of the media, but the win over Liechtenstein was not the only topic of conversation.

As Cancelo was winning back his place for his country, Bayern Munich were reportedly approaching Thomas Tuchel to replace Julian Nagelsmann as manager. It's safe to assume Cancelo knew nothing about this when asked for his reaction, as his face told the whole story.

His answer was diplomatic enough, especially as there was no confirmation of the shock managerial swap at the time, and he still had time to send a message that won't go unnoticed at Manchester City.

Read more from the Blues' loanee here.

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