Manchester City are waiting on the fitness of top scorer Erling Haaland ahead of Sunday’s clash with Liverpool.
The prolific Norwegian, who has scored 27 goals this term, was an unused substitute as City exited the Champions League with defeat at Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Haaland was taken off with a knee problem in the closing minutes of last Saturday’s victory over Newcastle but manager Pep Guardiola had initially played down fears of a serious setback.
Yet when he failed to make the starting line-up at the Bernabeu Stadium it become obvious there was an issue and, while Guardiola said scans were clear, he later revealed the…