He missed Manchester City’s 3-1 defeat at Real Madrid on Wednesday, as Pep Guardiola's side missed their star striker badly. Haaland, 24, suffered a knee injury towards the end of City's 4-0 win against Newcastle last weekend.

ERLING HAALAND has not been included in Manchester City’s squad to face Liverpool. The striker is the club’s top scorer this season with 27 goals in 35 games across all competitions

The striker's absence snuffed out City's hopes in Madrid before a ball had been kicked — and that's a bad sign