Will Half-Fit Erling Haaland Play Against Chelsea on Sunday? Pep Guardiola Provides Update on His Presence for Premier League Clash

Erling Haaland is a man of steel. The Norwegian wasn’t expected to start against BSC Young Boys after facing ankle issues in Manchester City’s last fixture. However, to everyone’s surprise, the lethal striker started and even bagged 2 goals leading his team to a comfortable win. Earlier, Pep Guardiola wasn’t sure if Erling Haaland would be able to start the game, but it all turned out to be fine. Ahead of the Cityzens clash against Chelsea, Guardiola’s statements have built further stress for Pochettino and Co. at Stamford Bridge.

Heeding the request of a Chelsea icon, Erling Haaland turned out to be a man of his word. His opening goal against BSC Young Boys also sends a strong statement to the Chelsea supporters as both teams look forward to an intense battle.

Pep Guardiola alerts Mauricio Pochetinno with a Haaland update

Chelsea has had a shaky start to their Premier League campaign. Erling Haaland’s injury surely gave a big boost to the Blues, although a new update suggests that the Norwegian’s injury cushion won’t be a reason enough for Mauricio Pochettino to take down his guard.

It was a shock for everyone to see Haaland start after he was subbed off at halftime in their tie against Bournemouth. Guardiola then confirmed that’s what Haaland wanted. Just hours ago, the Spaniard reasons why he started Haaland in the Champions League. He quoted, “Yesterday, I saw the training session, how he moved. And he feels good so I said okay. He felt good so okay he’s going to play. Now take a rest for Sunday.”

From the looks of it, Guardiola’s remarks make it clear that Haaland would be starting against Chelsea. The Blues defeated Tottenham in their last game, bringing some sort of relief. Coming up, Pep and his men will find a few friendly faces on the opposition’s end but in no way would reduce the fierceness of the battle. Nevertheless, the fans expect a thrilling tie as both City and Chelsea have an extremely difficult run of fixtures.

On the other hand, Erling Haaland paid homage as he kept his word after making a promise to Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba at the Ballon d’Or ceremony. Although, he snubbed Premier League icon, Gary Lineker in the process.

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Erling Haaland sticks to his word with Drogba!

During the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Haaland was awarded the Gerd Muller trophy by Gary Lineker and Didier Drogba. During the presentation, Drogba took his chances as he requested Haaland for something out of the box. The Chelsea icon asked Haaland to hit either his or Lineker’s celebration after his next goal.

After scoring the penalty against BSC Young Boys, Haaland hit the Drogba celebration as he showed he’s a man of his word. Further closing the case on whose celebration he found best among the two. However, facing Chelsea this Sunday, it remains to be seen how many goals would Erling Haaland be able to get through Pochettino’s defense and break free from his abrupt goal-scoring form in recent times.

With the top spot open after Tottenham’s loss, City will try to take the best of their chances to establish a lead in the Premier League table. Any thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.

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