Manchester City prepare for a crucial fixture with Southampton this Premier League weekend and have big news regarding one injured player.
Manchester City are continuing their task of finishing the season within the top five to qualify for the Champions League. The heated race between the Sky Blues, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Newcastle and Aston Villa has only three matches left to decide who out of the four of them will join Liverpool in the top five.
Their next game comes with relegated side Southampton, where the Cityzens must secure a win and earn three points to remain firm within the high standings. They currently have 64 points on third, but three points separate them from sixth place.
In other news, despite expectations being he was going to remain out for the remainder of the season, it has been told Erling Haaland is in the squad for the match.
This will be a confidence boost for the team, who have big fixtures before the end of the season, those of which also include the FA Cup final, and having one of their vital players back could prove to be important.
Pep Guardiola ahead of the game
"It's just three games left, after that game, it's two. We have huge respect for them. We have huge respect from us for Southampton.£
"I think there are six or seven teams who can qualify (for the top five), so we have to make the points, then after if we make three victories we'll be there."
"It's in our hands, this what we have to do, win one game then the next one and the next one."
A positive update was also made as Guardiola shared news about Erling Haaland, "He's ready. He's fit. Start? We decide tomorrow."
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Southampton 0-4 Manchester City
Southampton vs Manchester City, Saturday the 10th of May at 15:00 (UK)