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Matthew Hobkinson

Kyle Walker makes Erling Haaland prediction as Pep Guardiola rues Man City tour absences

Your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, July 20.

Kyle Walker makes prediction about Erling Haaland ahead of Man City debut

Manchester City waited a long time to sign Erling Haaland, but Kyle Walker is confident that the striker will live up to his huge reputation.

City completed the £51m signing of Haaland from Borussia Dortmund last month, and the Norwegian goalscorer has been training with his new teammates in the United States ahead of the new season.

The 21-year-old could make his City debut on Wednesday night (1:30am UK time on Thursday) when the Blues take on Club America in Houston in their first pre-season friendly of the summer.

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Pep Guardiola rues Man City player absences ahead of first friendly

Pep Guardiola says he has only had one perfect pre-season at Manchester City, with this year's tour disrupted by four players who did not travel to the USA.

City took a 26-man squad to Houston, but have lost Aleks Zinchenko, who is set to join Arsenal. Phil Foden, John Stones and Ilkay Gundogan did not travel as they didn't meet US entry requirements, and have travelled to Croatia with the under-23s, while Aymeric Laporte was injured so hasn't joined the group in the States.

Guardiola admitted that the situation was out of his hands, but said it meant he was not able to give his full squad the best preparation he would have wanted ahead of the new campaign.

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