Haaland, starter now at City two months later

Manchester City closes matchday 23 of the Premier League tonight by visiting Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium with the aim of securing a victory that puts them within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool and who were beaten on Sunday of Arsenal at the Emirates ( 3-1).

A match of the utmost importance for City, therefore Pep Guardiola has decided to give ownership Erling Haaland for the first time since he did so on December 6 against Aston Villa. The ‘citizens’ not only lost 1-0 but, despite playing 90 minutes, their striker was out with a stress injury to his right leg.

He returned on Wednesday as a substitute

The Norwegian scorer reappeared on Wednesday, January 31, when he came on in the 71st minute of City’s 3-1 league win over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.

Haaland did not score in less than half an hour he was on the pitch, but he overcame his painful injury and, two months later, he would be a starter again.

Despite having 19 goals this season (14 in the Premier and 5 in the Champions League), City He won nine of the ten games he played without Haaland before last Wednesday.

Only a home victory against Crystal Palace (2-2) escaped them, but, among others, they won two games against Urawa Red Diamonds and Fluminense which gave them the Club World Cup, they won the league championship with a difficult visit to Newcastle. (2-3) and also qualified for the round of 16 of the FA Cup after defeating a full Tottenham team at home (0-1).

Pep, that everything is available

Today Guardiola had no casualties in his squad and went all out against Brentford. In addition to Haaland, he also appears in the starting eleven Kevin de Bruyne, also recover after his long muscle damage, and complete the attack Bernardo Silva, Julián Álvarez and Phil Foden.