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Manchester Evening News
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Simon Bajkowski

Pep Guardiola makes Erling Haaland joke after Man City fitness regime

Pep Guardiola wants Erling Haaland to lay off the carbs in Marbs to spearhead Manchester City's hunt for trophies.

Unlike most of the rest of the squad, Haaland will not be heading to the World Cup when the Premier League takes a break in November and December after Norway failed to qualify. The striker will instead be given a holiday before returning to training to prepare for the second half of the season.

Pep Guardiola expects him to head for Marbella, but joked that the No.9 will have to lay off the food and drink if he wants to arrive in peak condition to pick up where he left off. Haaland has scored an astonishing 22 goals from 14 games ahead of his return to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.

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