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Erling Haaland update ahead of Liverpool clash – injury or fatigue for Man City star?

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Haaland returned to City’s training ground on Thursday (Picture: Action Images via Reuters) Erling Haaland was among the Manchester City players to return to training on Thursday, back into the storm that threatens the club’s future in the Premier League. While he did not confirm any fresh injury problem, some of Solbakken’s comments were concerning, describing Haaland as ‘thoroughly spent’ after his fourth game in 10 days for his country.



The 26-year-old was among the players granted a few extra days off by their clubs with Haaland pictured returning to City’s training facilities on Thursday. The City star has played the full 90 minutes in each of City’s five Premier League games and in their sole Champions League game to date.

But they [City] would like to see those numbers even out before jumping in and say is there fatigue building up. I would say it is likely those numbers increase throughout the season. ‘City will be comparing things like his high speed running numbers against his usual baseline, they will be looking at other wellness scores and his force output from things like jump tests.