Man City: Erling Haaland posts cryptic message ahead of Champions League clash after injury update

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-20 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne analysis

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Erling Haaland posted a vague message on social media hours before Manchester City’s Champions League match against AEK Athens, raising questions about his fitness for the game after an injury update. While coach Enzo Maresca indicated that Haaland could potentially play, he also noted uncertainties following Sunday's game and emphasized that decisions would be made based on today’s training session and game plan.

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Erling Haaland, a 26-year-old striker for Manchester City, posted an ambiguous message to social media before the team's upcoming Champions League match against AEK Athens. The post left fans unsure of his playing status, as there had been no official confirmation about whether he was fit to play after appearing in numerous games this season.

City head coach Enzo Maresca hinted during a pre-match press conference that resting Haaland might be necessary due to the strain of recent matches. However, Maresca also noted that Haaland showed improvement following Sunday's game and could still potentially play depending on today’s training session results and tactical considerations.

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City head coach Enzo Maresca has previously hinted at resting Haaland due to the amount of games the striker has played already this season and did not sound too worried when speaking in the pre-match press conference.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-20

🔮 As supporters anxiously wait further updates on Haaland, the 26-year-old took to social media around five hours before the Man City lineup will be announced and uploaded a rather cryptic post.

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Man City: Erling Haaland posts cryptic message ahead of Champions League clash after injury update · assertive framing

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As supporters anxiously wait further updates on Haaland, the 26-year-old took to social media around five hours before the Man City lineup will be announced and uploaded a rather cryptic post. asserted

lineup → wait → post

As it’s not clear if Haaland has posted this image from home or from the Etihad Stadium, it’s safe to say his status for the AEK game remains up in the air. asserted

status → ’ → air

striker → hint → conference

“He can be available,” Maresca said. asserted

Maresca → say → ?

“We’ll see. asserted

We → see → ?

We have a session now and we have some doubts after Sunday’s game. asserted

we → have → game

So we’ll see today. asserted

we → see → ?

“Replacing Erling is always difficult. asserted

Replacing → replace → Erling

We have some different options and we’ll see tomorrow. asserted

we → have → options

“It depends a little bit on the gameplan and also there is a chance he can be available tomorrow.” asserted

he → depend → gameplan

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