Man City Drop Double Fitness Boost Hint Ahead Of Bournemouth Clash

Man City Drop Double Fitness Boost Hint Ahead Of Bournemouth Clash

Manchester City stars Erling Haaland and Rodri have been taking part in full training ahead of the Bournemouth game.

The club’s X account shared a photo of the pair as part of the winning team in a training drill on Thursday afternoon:


Haaland was not in the matchday squad for the 2-1 win over Swansea City in the Carabao Cup. The Norwegian had sustained a knock during the defeat to Aston Villa last weekend, although he did finish the game.

Manager Pep Guardiola was reluctant to give too much away about the striker’s fitness in his pre-match press conference, simply stating that he was hoping to have him available.

What is the situation with Rodri?

The Spanish international has not played since picking up a hamstring problem during the 1-0 victory against Brentford before the international break.

Initially, Guardiola had estimated that Rodri would be sidelined for between two to three weeks, but he has now been unavailable for almost a month.

The fact that the 29-year-old was able to take a full part in training in the build-up to the Bournemouth fixtures suggests he will be in the matchday squad, at the very least. The club’s medical staff will, though, be keen to manage his fitness so he may only get a handful of minutes off the bench.

Man City don’t have any other injury concerns


With Abdukodir Khusanov and Rayan Ait-Nouri both starting the game against Swansea, it means that Guardiola is set to have a fully fit squad to choose from this weekend, as long as Haaland and Rodri pass fitness tests.

Bournemouth are a very difficult opponent so having every player in contention will be a major boost for the Cityzens.

Read more about the Man City First Team Squad for 2025/26 here

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.