Manchester City drew against Arsenal at Etihad Stadium with last second goal from John Stones. An exciting finish to the match extended Man City’s unbeaten run at home to 33 matches. While Manchester City has always been a favourite side in most fixtures, Pep Guardiola has opted to keep just one renowned striker in the team letting go of another frontman Julian Alvarez in the 2024 summer transfer window. This puts a lot of pressure on Haaland to score in most of the matches, but the star striker delivered and now holds the record for the fastest footballer to score 100 goals for a single club. Manchester City Midfielder Rodri Out for Premier League 2024-25 Season With ACL Injury: Report.

The side will take on Watford in the Carabao Cup 2024-25 third-round fixture. The championship side showed great character winning the previous two rounds without conceding a goal. But it would be a major task for Tom Cleverley’s side to face the quality players Manchester City possesses. Looking back though, Man City FC have swapped EFL Cup medals for more prestigious Champions League and Club World Cup accolades in the past couple of years. Also, they have evidently lost their knockout rounds in this competition. This raises the question regarding Erling Haaland’s role in the Manchester City vs Watford Carabao Cup 2024-25 Match.

Will Erling Haaland Play Tonight in Manchester City vs Watford Carabao Cup 2024-25 Match?

Playing in all seven games for Manchester City this season – including Champions League and FA Cup ties, Halland has netted 10 goals. All these goals scored are in five premier league matches Haaland was part of. He even outscored some of the premier league sides single-handedly with his scoring form. Netting 100 goals in 105 matches highlights Haaland’s importance and efficiency for the ‘Blue side’ of Manchester. He will be handy again if he takes the field against the Watford side. Erling Haaland As Cricketer! Manchester City Share Cricket Themed Post As Star Striker Completes Century of Goals for the Club.

But as per multiple reports, the clinical striker has been granted leave by the club as he is all set to attend the funeral of family friend Ivar Eggja in Norway. This confirms that Erling Haaland will not feature for Pep Guardiola in Manchester City vs Watford Carabao Cup 2024-25 fixture. With the early stages of the cup tie, City will look to test their options against Watford.

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