Erling Haaland suffered an injury scare, while on international duty with Norway, this past weekend. Apparently, he is going to be fine, however, and should be in the squad at Liverpool. That leaves Antoine Semenyo and Nico O’Reilly as Manchester City’s only current injury concerns, ahead of one of the most hyped up matches of the season.
Liverpool vs Manchester City FYIs
Kick: Sun. Oct 11, 4:30pm, Anfield, Liverpool, UK
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Google Result Probability: Liverpool win 35% Manchester City win 39% Draw 26%
Premier League Standing, Form: Liverpool 6th, 9 pts, DDWDW Manchester City 1st, 15 pts, WWWWW
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Semenyo is a doubt, or 50/50 to play here, due to an ankle injury. As for O’Reilly, his status is more or less the same, as he recovers from an unspecified, minor injury.
He is expected to be passed fit for Sunday. The only other availability issue is Phil Foden, who remains suspended.
Overall, City’s injury concerns are rather small, and considering that we’re coming off an elongated FIFA window, we would have to say the international break was good to Man City, but…
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