Man City will be without Erling Haaland until the end of January, but the Premier League champions have been boosted by the news Kevin De Bruyne is fit to start at Newcastle. Haaland has been out of action since suffering a foot injury at the start of December, with the Norway striker having missed the club’s last eight games in all competitions.
City had hoped to welcome the 23-year-old back early in the new year but the problem is proving more troublesome than expected and the player is not yet back in full training. The expectation now is that he will be able to resume work as the club, without a game next weekend, travel to Abu Dhabi for a warm-weather training camp after Saturday’s game at Newcastle. Guardiola said: “Yes, (he’s had) a little bit of disturbing problems in his feet.
