Guardiola updates on Haaland and Stones fitness | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola says he will not know if Erling Haaland is fit to face Liverpool until Saturday.

We face the league leaders at the Etihad in a 16:30 (UK) kick-off on Sunday 23 February, having lost just once in our last 15 league home games against this weekend's visitors.

Haaland missed Wednesday's Champions League defeat at Real Madrid after his late withdrawal during the victory over Newcastle United last weekend.

With another tough test looming large, Guardiola is not yet certain if our No.9 will be available this time around.

"Don't know yet. Tomorrow we will know," he said in Friday's press conference.

The boss was much more certain about John Stones' availability after the defender went off early on in Madrid, making it clear he expects a lengthy lay-off.

"He is injured - a difficult one. In the next days we will know if he needs surgery or not. It's the front, his thigh," he said.

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Liverpool have consistently been a title challenger during Guardiola's highly successful reign at City.

While we have struggled to mount a defence that could see us win a fifth successive top spot, this weekend's visitors are in pole position.

Ahead of the matchup, Guardiola praised Arne Slot's team.

"Consistency is similar to Jurgen [Klopp]. They deserve to be up there fighting with Arsenal for the title," said Guardiola.

"Top team in many aspects. Lost just one game in the Premier League. That's why it is a good test for us."

City v Liverpool app coverage

Our official Man City app allows you to follow all of the action from Manchester in one place.

Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 15:15 (UK).

David James and Paul Dickov will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.

During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.

Short highlights will be available from 21:00 (UK), whilst extended highlights and a full-match replay [available on CITY+] can be accessed from midnight.