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Will Erling Haaland start against Ipswich? Latest Man City team news after lineup hint

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 17). Will Erling Haaland start against Ipswich? Latest Man City team news after lineup hint. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/erling-haaland-man-city-injury-fpl-b1301187.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-17 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Enzo Maresca's Manchester City maintained their perfect start in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town on October 17, securing seven consecutive wins. Erling Haaland scored twice to extend his goal tally for the season to eight goals across all competitions. However, concerns were raised about injuries to key players after the match:

Maresca is yet to confirm whether Haaland will be rested for their upcoming Champions League match against AEK Athens. The team remains at the top of the Premier League table, six points clear from second place. Manchester City continues to face uncertainty due to an ongoing financial scandal but has not let it affect their performance on the field. Fans showed support by waving inflatable bananas during the game as a nod to past challenges faced by the club.

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Haaland PERSON · 6× Champions League ORG · 3× Ipswich ORG · 3× Man City ORG · 3× City ORG · 2× Erling PERSON · 2× Maresca PERSON · 2× Nations League ORG · 1× Norway GPE · 1× Norwich GPE · 1×

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Haaland is also on a run of having scored in seven successive games for Man City, breaking two Champions League records in a thriller against PSG, but hopes of starting against Ipswich are seemingly in doubt with Maresca hinting at heavy squad rotation.
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🔮 ” Although Maresca has confirmed that he is thinking about resting Haaland, it would be a surprise if such a decision was made against Ipswich as the Champions League showdown at home to AEK Athens on October 20 appears the more ideal option.
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Will Erling Haaland start against Ipswich? Latest Man City team news after lineup hint · assertive framing

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An ever-present for Man City across three competitions, the only game he’s not featured in so far is the Carabao Cup third round win over Norwich last month. asserted
he → feature → Norwich
Furthermore, Haaland started all four of Norway’s Nations League fixtures during the extended autumn international break and provided City fans with an injury scare after limping off against Portugal on October 4. asserted
Haaland → start → October
However, after proving his fitness, the 26-year-old netted against Liverpool and scored a brace in the Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain, taking his tally to 13 goals for club and country already this season. asserted
old → prove → club
Haaland is also on a run of having scored in seven successive games for Man City, breaking two Champions League records in a thriller against PSG, but hopes of starting against Ipswich are seemingly in doubt with Maresca hinting at heavy squad rotation. asserted
Maresca → score → rotation
“At some point we probably need to give him rest, some days off,” the Italian said of Haaland at his pre-match press conference on Friday. asserted
Italian → need → Friday
“We are thinking about this not just with Erling because we have players, unfortunately or fortunately, they are playing all the games with us and all the games with the international teams. asserted
they → think → teams
At some point we probably need to give them some rest. asserted
we → need → rest
” Although Maresca has confirmed that he is thinking about resting Haaland, it would be a surprise if such a decision was made against Ipswich as the Champions League showdown at home to AEK Athens on October 20 appears the more ideal option. asserted
showdown → confirm → October
In addition, Man City do not have a natural replacement for Haaland but Antoine Semenyo is capable of leading the line, while Phil Foden often operated as a false nine under former manager Pep Guardiola. asserted
Foden → have → Guardiola
The City team to face Ipswich will be announced at 1.45pm BST on Saturday, October 17, ahead of the 3pm kick-off at the Etihad Stadium where the league leaders can, temporarily perhaps, go six points clear with a win. asserted
leaders → face → win
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