How Manchester City Are Preparing Erling Haaland To Make His Debut

As Manchester City returned to action with a 2-1 victory against Club América, the fans were treated with just about everything they hoped for.

For starters, Kevin De Bruyne looked geared up for the upcoming season with a terrific brace to lead his side to victory.

Additionally, new signings such as Julian Alvarez, Stefan Ortega and Kalvin Phillips looked right at home in a City shirt.

However, the Sky Blues supporters were left disappointed after seeing Erling Haaland witness the contest unfold from the sidelines.

The Norwegian’s arrival has arguably been the biggest signing of the summer so far, with fans keen to see one of the world’s finest strikers set things alight after their arduous wait for an out-and-out number nine.

Ultimately, there was truth in the murmurs around the 22-year-old not being fully fit to start proceedings in the build-up to the side’s first pre-season friendly.

Erling Haaland was an unused sub against Club América (Sipa US / Alamy)

A fresh update has now revealed the measures taken by City to ensure their superstar striker is ready to return to the thick of things.

As per a report by Ben Ransom of Sky Sports News, City have put Haaland on an individual training programme to ensure he is fit to start the club’s Premier League opener against West Ham on August 7th.

The former Borussia Dortmund marksman did not train in the early hours of his side’s clash against Club América, which indicates that the clash came too soon for him with regards to his current fitness levels.

However, Pep Guardiola put the worries to bed by indicating that the £51 million man could well be given a run-out as soon as in his side’s upcoming friendly against Bayern Munich.

“Next game, he’ll be ready," the manager said.

Erling Haaland at his Man City unveiling (Sportimage / Alamy)

"He had niggles, we don’t want to take risks, maybe against Bayern, we will see.

"He made two sessions; we don’t want to take risks.

"The season is so long; we will have time, don’t worry. He had some problems at Dortmund last season but we try to handle it, it’s not a big issue.

"We want to take care of them. When we come back, we want to be fit; the player has to be fit to be ready.

"It will come,” he concluded.

City are understandably taking the appropriate precautions to ensure Haaland is fully fit ahead of a gruelling season, especially considering that his injury record over the past year has been a worry.