Pep Guardiola will make a late call on whether he plays Erling Haaland against Brentford after the Manchester City star was afforded some compassionate leave this week
Pep Guardiola said he will see if Erling Haaland is "mentally and physically able to play" before making a decision on his involvement this weekend.
Ivar Eggja was the best man at father Alf-Inge Haaland’s wedding and was known as “uncle” by Erling. The 59-year-old Eggja developed a close personal relationship with the City frontman and was a part of his inner circle with his death impacting the striker. Haaland has scored seven times in the opening three games of the season, netting two hat-tricks in as many games as he enjoys a blistering start to the campaign with a third successive Golden Boot on his radar. The Norwegian posted a heartfelt tribute to Eggja on social media.
City have sold Haaland's previous understudy in Julian Alvarez, who joined Atletico Madrid. It would leave them seeking makeshift solutions, although they have previously won the title when playing without a striker and a false 9 system is nothing new to Guardiola's side.
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