Erling Haaland Offers Full Support and Allegiance to Man City Amid Guilty Premier League Verdict

Who should be Man City's back-up striker to Erling Haaland? Manchester City return to competitive duties this weekend after a three-week international break that has largely brought all of their first-team squad back to the City Football Academy unscathed on the fitness and injury front.

Enzo Maresca is expected to provide an update on the state of play regarding his squad when he addresses the media in his pre-match press conference on Friday morning, looking ahead to the weekend's action away to Liverpool at Anfield.

However, given events off the field concerning Manchester City coming to light over the last fortnight, there is every possibility that the Italian will instead be forced to discuss matters away from the action.