Good news for Manchester City before their trip to Aston Villa on Saturday at midday. Absent during the Citizens’ big victory against AEK Athens (5-1), Tuesday evening in the Champions League, Erling Haaland will be available for this new Premier League meeting. Present at a press conference after his team’s success, Enzo Maresca confirmed that his Norwegian striker was fully operational. “ He’s ready to start », assured the Italian technician, thus putting an end to concerns regarding the physical state of his striker. As a reminder, Haaland was seen limping after the victory against Ipswich last weekend. A situation which had pushed his coach to take certain precautions in the European Cup, leaving him on the bench for the entire match.
A choice perfectly accepted by Maresca, who took advantage of the match against the Greek club to shake off several executives of his squad. “ We had five or six players ready to play, but they took some time off, which is fine with me “, he explained. It must be said that Manchester City did not need their star striker to make the difference, already leading 2-0 at the break before winning largely thanks in particular to a hat-trick from Phil Foden. From now on, the Citizens will return to the championship with the objective of continuing their perfect start to the season. Premier League leaders with three points ahead of their first pursuer, the Mancuniens will try to maintain their invincibility at Villa Park, with Erling Haaland once again ready to lead the attack.
