Man City: Enzo Maresca confirms Erling Haaland injury latest amid four-man update

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Ferridge, A. (2026, October 22). Man City: Enzo Maresca confirms Erling Haaland injury latest amid four-man update. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/haaland-injury-latest-man-city-kovacic-nunes-oreilly-b1301896.html

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Enzo Maresca PERSON · 2× AEK Athens ORG · 1× Aston Villa ORG · 1× City ORG · 1× Erling PERSON · 1× Erling Haaland PERSON · 1× Kovacic PERSON · 1× Manchester City ORG · 1× Norway GPE · 1× Phil Foden PERSON · 1×

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He was named to the matchday squad but left on the bench for the full duration of Tuesday night’s five-goal demolition of AEK Athens, in which Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, but Enzo Maresca insisted at full-time he was fit to feature if need be.
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2026-10-22 · Evening Standard
Man City: Enzo Maresca confirms Erling Haaland injury latest amid four-man update · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

Erling Haaland is “100 per cent available” to feature for Manchester City as they visit Aston Villa this weekend, Enzo Maresca has confirmed, though three of his team-mates are facing late fitness tests. asserted
three → feature → tests
That concern came after he had made four appearances for Norway over the international break and started all three of City’s matches since. asserted
he → come → matches
He was named to the matchday squad but left on the bench for the full duration of Tuesday night’s five-goal demolition of AEK Athens, in which Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, but Enzo Maresca insisted at full-time he was fit to feature if need be. asserted
need → name → time
And he has doubled down again, saying the formidable forward, now nicely rested, is ready to go at Villa Park. asserted
forward → double → Park
"Erling is the only one 100 per cent available,” he confirmed on Thursday. asserted
he → confirm → Thursday
Kovacic is carrying a knock, while Nunes and O’Reilly are both dealing with niggles. asserted
Nunes → carry → niggles
And speaking on Thursday, Maresca confirmed he did not yet know when they might be able to return. uncertain
they → speak → Thursday
“We have a session this afternoon,” he explained. asserted
he → have → session
Yesterday they were all improving, and we'll see this afternoon.” asserted
we → improve → ?
He issued a further team news hint, however, as he suggested Haaland, Foden and Ryaan Cherki could all start alongside each other: “It depends a little bit on the game plan. uncertain
It → issue → plan
I think they can play all together, yeah.” asserted
they → think → ?
Antoine Semenyo is facing months on the sidelines with a knee injury. asserted
Semenyo → face → injury
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