Arsenal welcome Manchester City to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night in a crucial clash at the top of the Premier League table.
The Gunners are three points clear of second-placed City at this moment in time having also played one less league game this term. However, Pep Guardiola's side boast a better goal difference going into the match in north London, meaning a win would see them leapfrog Arteta and co. for the first time since August.
Still, one player that Guardiola may be without for the trip to the capital is star striker Erling Haaland, who suffered a knock during Sunday's 3-1 win over Aston Villa. With that being said, football.london takes a look at everything we know regarding Haaland's fitness ahead of the midweek match.
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Guardiola spoke about Haaland's current fitness status during his pre-match press conference ahead of Wednesday.
When Guardiola was specifically asked about Haaland's fitness on Tuesday, he replied: "We train this afternoon. Right now I don’t know. Yesterday was about recovery from Aston Villa. That’s all."
Training hint
City have teased that Haaland will be ready to face the north Londoners on Wednesday by posting a photo on social media of the in-form striker taking part in training. The former Borussia Dortmund frontman was also pictured behind a group of City stars that included Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva.
Ian Wright's claim
Arsenal icon Ian Wright has claimed that City will be an extremely tough prospect for the Gunners whether Haaland is fit or not.
"We saw what he [Haaland] can do with his stretching of the team which is something that can cause problems, but it was always going to be a tough game for Arsenal," Wright old BBC Match of the Day 2. "We've seen what City are capable of without Haaland.
"It's a game that Arsenal need to win, they need to win their home games and City are coming there now knowing if they win that game they'll go top. Pep's talking about it’s still early but they know this terrain, they know what they need to be doing.
"But I think Arsenal will be ready for them. Arsenal will be looking forward to this game. It was unfortunate against Brentford how that turned out but I think the point is good enough.
"This is the kind of game to get yourself going again."
Guardiola update
City manager Guardiola admitted he didn't know the full extent of the injury suffered to Haaland after the victory over Villa, which saw the 22-year-old come off at half-time.
Speaking to Sky Sports when asked for the early extent of Haaland's injury, Guardiola said: "I don't know, he had a big knock and he wasn't comfortable. We will see and we will assess in the next days. If he's not ready, we'll play another one. Hopefully he's ready like everyone but we'll see."
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