Maresca considers resting Haaland amid City's busy schedule

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 17:08 · Archive

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca is considering giving Erling Haaland rest over the coming weeks as the club balances a congested fixture list.

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said he will consider giving Erling Haaland rest over the coming weeks as the club balance a busy fixture schedule. Haaland has already made 13 starts for club and country this season after playing four times for Norway during the international break.

Maresca spoke ahead of City's home match against Ipswich on Saturday, with a Champions League tie against AEK Athens to follow on Tuesday. The manager noted that Haaland was not alone in needing a break. 'At some point we probably need to give him rest, some days off,' Maresca said. 'We have players, unfortunately or fortunately, they are playing all the games with us and all the games with the international teams.'

Maresca specifically mentioned Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez, Marc Guehi and Ruben Dias as players who would benefit from rotation. Haaland scored twice against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, taking his season tally to 10 goals. City have won all six of their Premier League matches so far this season.

How it is being reported

• Ex-Man Utd star would snub Erling Haaland transfer and prefers two Man City defendersErling Haaland has continued his goalscoring exploits at Manchester City ever since his move from Borussia Dortmund at the expense of rivals United on a number of occasionsMirror Sport · 16 Oct, 16:49
• Erling Haaland ‘needs some rest’ as Enzo Maresca considers Man City rotationMaresca noted that Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez, Marc Guehi and Ruben Dias are also due a breakIndependent Sport · 16 Oct, 16:14

In this story: Erling Haaland · Enzo Maresca · Manchester City · Ipswich · AEK Athens

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