Manchester City handed boost with Erling Haaland injury news
Haaland has been sidelined with a foot injury since City’s 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on 6 December
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Your support makes all the difference.Erling Haaland has handed Manchester City a major fitness boost after returning to training.
Haaland, with 19 goals in all competitions this season, has been sidelined with a foot injury since City’s 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on 6 December.
But the Norway international was pictured in training with the squad ahead of their third-round FA Cup clash against Huddersfield on Sunday.
Jeremy Doku, who has missed his side’s last eight matches with a muscular injury, also trained with his team-mates.
Both players had previously been training individually.
The imminent return of Haaland and Doku will send a warning to City’s rivals with Kevin De Bruyne also stepping up his return.
The Belgian star, who has been out of action since suffering a hamstring injury on the opening day of the season, made his comeback to the matchday squad an as unused substitute in City’s comfortable 2-0 win over Sheffield United last weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s City trail Liverpool by five points in the Premier League with a game in hand.
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