Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said that his prized striker, Erling Haaland, could be rested for Wednesday’s League Cup fourth-round tie at second-tier Welsh club Swansea City, while midfielder Rodri remains unavailable.
Haaland, who failed to score for the first time in 13 games for club and country in Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa, clattered into the post in the dying minutes.
“Erling, I haven’t seen him today but it was a knock and day by day it is better,” Guardiola told a press conference on Tuesday. “Now we train this afternoon where we will find out more on how he feels and decide if he can play.
“Yeah, this is a game where we could rest Erling.”
Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has not played since suffering a hamstring injury at Brentford prior to the October international break. The latest setback is part of a sputtering return for the Spaniard since he sustained a major knee injury 13 months ago.
“Rodri still is not (ready), he is getting better, training with us,” Guardiola said. “No, I don’t have an idea on when he will be available. Hopefully soon but not yet.”
City, who have won the League Cup four times under Guardiola, are expected to rotate heavily for the trip to South Wales as they continue to manage a packed fixture schedule.
