Manchester City have been given a major fitness boost after Erling Haaland was named in the starting XI for their UEFA Champions League match against Young Boys this evening.
The Norwegian was a doubt heading into the contest after suffering an ankle injury in last Saturday's win against AFC Bournemouth and was substituted at half-time, but has recovered to face the Swiss side.
Tonight's team!👇
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XI | Ederson, Akanji, Stones, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Kovacic, Lewis, Nunes, Foden, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Walker, Phillips, Ake, Doku, Rodrigo, Alvarez, Bernardo, Bobb#ManCity | #UCL pic.twitter.com/ESO2DOfjJK
In his pre-match press conference yesterday, Pep Guardiola was unsure if Haaland would be fit to play, but did say he would "consider" starting his striker if he wasn't under any pain.
And Haaland's immediate return is set to give Man City a major boost as they aim to secure qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League tonight.
A victory will give them their fourth straight win in the competition this season.
City are also flying high in the Premier League. Their 6-1 win over Bournemouth last Saturday helped them move to the top of the table, and they remained there after Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur suffered respective defeats to Newcastle United and Chelsea.
The champions will look to keep their place at the Premier League summit this Sunday when they face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.