Erling Haaland is fully fit ahead of Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Newcastle United on Saturday.
The striker was forced off in City’s last league game at home to Fulham on 11 February and sat out of the FA Cup victory over Salford City last weekend.
But speaking ahead of the visit of the Magpies, Pep Guardiola has confirmed his talisman is fully recovered.
Asked if Haaland is fully fit, Guardiola nodded to reporters before confirming Savinho can be able to return to motion with Jeremy Doku still absent.
Haaland has scored 29 goals in 37 appearances this season but has suffered a dip in form because the turn of the 12 months, scoring only once within the opening six league matches of 2026.
The Norway international played a key role in City’s huge win at Liverpool earlier this month nevertheless, scoring from the penalty spot and providing an assist before getting back on the rating sheet three days later at Craven Cottage.
After watching Arsenal drop points away to Wolves midweek, City can close the gap on the Gunners to simply two points in the event that they beat Newcastle on the Eithad in Saturday’s evening kick-off with a game in hand.
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Arsenal are in derby motion away to Tottenham the next day.
The 2 sides also meet within the Carabao Cup final on 23 March with Guardiola expecting plenty more twists and turns before then.
‘They were nine points once we had a game in hand, so at any time when everybody is on the identical fixtures and games being played then after we are going to see the difference,’ he said.
‘Many things going to occur. I said weeks ago. Many thing are going to occur until the tip of the season.’
He continued: ‘Twelve [more] games is quite a bit, like I said before. So Newcastle is my only concern.
‘We will likely be concerned in regards to the League cup final against Arsenal when it’s coming up, but for now it’s Newcastle, a rest and after it Leeds. It has all the time been like that.’
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