Haaland still out but De Bruyne could start for Man City at Newcastle
The HinduManchester City will again have to do without its leading scorer Erling Haaland when it faces Newcastle United in the Premier League this weekend, but Kevin De Bruyne could make his first start of the season, Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Haaland, with 14 league goals in 15 games is joint top scorer in the Premier League alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, but has missed City’s last eight games in all competitions with a foot injury. “He is getting better now, he will have a few days off after this game and can train in Abu Dhabi to be better for the next few months.” City is third in the standings, five points behind leaders Liverpool, but Guardiola’s side have a game in hand, and the manager still believes they can win a fourth consecutive league title. “We’ve won two titles already this season.” Newcastle is ninth in the table, 11 points behind City, and comes into this game on the back of three consecutive league defeats.