Pep Guardiola has confirmed Erling Haaland picked up a knock in Manchester City ’s loss to Aston Villa. Man City saw their nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions come to an end at the weekend as they could not find a response to Matty Cash’s 19th minute strike.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Pep Guardiola Offers Guarded Four-Word Erling Haaland Injury Update . Pep Guardiola did little to ease the injury concerns surrounding Erling Haaland, simply stating that he hopes his superstar striker is “fine” for Manchester City’s upcoming matches.

Manchester City travel to Championship side Swansea City in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup and Pep Guardiola has addressed the possibility of starting Kalvin Phillips

The race is on for Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany to beat the best-ever start to a Bundesliga campaign. With Pep Guardiola's 2015/16 feat now firmly in their sights, the current Bavarian crop are beginning to sense a new division-defining high in their bones.

Emery, too, holds Guardiola in the same esteem. In the Aston Villa’s manager’s opinion, Guardiola has fundamentally changed the way other coaches see football. He was, and is, a leading influence in shaping Emery’s own style, predicated on controlled possession and midfield overloads.

After City and Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool routinely chased after near perfection, Slot’s Reds were able to lift the title with a relatively meagre 84 points—the lowest tally for a Premier League champion since Leicester City’s fairytale campaign in 2015–16.

Andre Onana has appeared to aim a veiled dig towards his former Manchester United team-mates as he continues to excel on loan at Turkish side Trabzonspor.

James Trafford found himself in the bizarre situation where he was both bought and replaced by Manchester City during the same transfer window this past summer, starting the 2025-26 season as the main man between the sticks but promptly dropped.