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Joe Bray

Manchester City training camp squad for trip to Abu Dhabi confirmed

Manchester City have taken a 19-man squad to Abu Dhabi for their training camp this week.

Pep Guardiola's squad have jetted off to the United Arab Emirates for some warm-weather training amid the World Cup winter break.

Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez lead the group as they haven't been involved at the Qatar 2022 showpiece. Fellow first-team players like Sergio Gomez, Cole Palmer and Stefan Ortega are also in the training squad.

The Blues have also taken a number of under-21 players including wingers Carlos Borges and Oscar Bobb, captain Shea Charles, goalkeeper Mikki Van Sas and strikers Nico O'Reilly and Will Dickson

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Rico Lewis, who has filled in at right-back for the first team this season, is also in the group, however, Josh Wilson-Esbrand is not.

Striker Morgan Rogers, loaned out last season and now back from injury, will get a chance to train under Pep Guardiola. With Finley Burns and Alex Robertson other familiar faces in senior training.

Midfielder Kian Breckin has stepped up from the under 18s this season to impress for the EDS, doing enough to join the group in Abu Dhabi. Defenders Jadel Katongo and Tomas Galvez make up the squad, which does not include Kevin De Bruyne or Ilkay Gundogan, who were knocked out of the World Cup last week.

Manchester City's training squad in Abu Dhabi in full: Haaland, Ortega, Gomez, Mahrez, Carson, Breckin, Bobb, Charles, Van Sas, Dickson, Katongo, Rogers, Galvez, O'Reilly, Palmer, Lewis, Borges, Robertson, Burns.

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