Man City XI vs Liverpool: Haaland starts - confirmed lineup and team news for Premier League

Erling Haaland has been passed fit to start for Manchester City in today's blockbuster clash with Liverpool.

The top two in the Premier League meet in the early kick-off and City were sweating over the fitness of Haaland, who suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury on international duty.

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The striker picked up the issue in Norway's friendly win over the Faroe Islands and subsequently was ruled out of his country's qualifier with Scotland, with the team doctor saying Haaland was in "so much pain".

However, the problem was not a serious one and the League's top goalscorer was pictured in training on Thursday evening. He also trained on Friday.

That was far from City's only injury concern. Ederson and Nathan Ake both pulled out of international duty but trained with Haaland on Thursday, while Mateo Kovacic is reportedly set to miss a couple of weeks with a quad injury.

There is better news for Pep Guardiola in that Rodri is available, having missed Spain's win over Cyprus with "discomfort". The midfielder went on to play 86 minutes against Georgia and is seemingly back to full fitness.

Bernardo Silva is again in a deeper role alongside Rodri in midfield, with Julian Alvarez ahead of them as long as he is not required to fill in for Haaland up front.

Guardiola had a big decision to make on the wing, with Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish both pushing for starts. Doku got the nod against Chelsea before the international break and makes the same decision today with Grealish not in the squad.

Confirmed team news

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, Bernardo, Foden, Doku, Alvarez, Haaland

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Phillips, Stones, Gomez, Gvardiol, Bobb, Lewis

Liverpool XI: Alissson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Jota

Subs: Gomez, Endo, Konate, Diaz, Gakpo, Elliott, Gravenberch, Kelleher, Quansah

Time and date: 12.30pm GMT on Saturday November 25, 2023

Venue: Etihad Stadium

TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports