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Man City team news confirmed by Pep Guardiola with Haaland, Foden and Ederson calls made
Manchester City host Wolves in Saturday's late kick-off at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Phil Foden, Ederson and Erling Haaland will all be available to face Wolves on Saturday. Foden missed out on the win over Nottingham Forest last weekend due to illness, while Ederson was forced off through injury and Haaland was only deemed fit enough for a spot on the bench.
City can ill afford to put a foot wrong in their final four games of the season as, although the Premier League title race is currently in their hands, a single slip-up would leave the door open for Arsenal and their superior goal difference.
The Sky Blues notched a scrappy 2-0 win at the City Ground last Sunday despite notching fewer shots than Forest and riding their luck throughout the contest, with striker Chris Wood missing a host of high-quality chances.
Newly-crowned FWA Footballer of the Year Foden was forced to miss the tie altogether due to illness. Ederson, meanwhile, was replaced by Stefan Ortega at the interval, and Haaland's game time was restricted to the final half-hour.
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With a week's rest, recovery and training under their belts, the vital City trio, along with central defender Ruben Dias, are now fit and ready for Wolves' trip to the Etihad.
"[Foden and Dias] are okay," explained Guardiola during his press conference on Friday. "[Ederson's injury] looked worse than it is. He trained yesterday and feels good. He could be back against Wolves."
Guardiola also gave a simple 'yes' when asked whether Haaland would be fully fit, leaving City without any concrete injury concerns ahead of this weekend, despite the manager admitting there are one or two 'little doubts'.
City will play after Arsenal for the second game in a row, with Mikel Arteta's side able to pile pressure on their title-chasing counterparts by notching a win at home to Bournemouth.
Guardiola kept his cards close to his chest when asked whether City's recent experience of winning titles - having clinched the last three on the spin - could work to their advantage during the run-in. "I would love it if our experience gave us an advantage but I don't know," he said.
"We have to prove it in the next games. We know we have to get all 12 points otherwise it'll be difficult because Arsenal are so strong and so consistent. It depends on us. I would like to say that we've done it in the past so we can do it this season, but nobody knows it."