Pep Guardiola provides fitness update on three Manchester City players ahead of Wolves clash

Pep Guardiola has provided an update on his squad's fitness ahead of Manchester City's league meeting with Wolves on Saturday afternoon.

City came from behind to steal a late win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in midweek courtesy of late strikes from John Stones and Erling Haaland.

Yet to taste defeat this season, the Premier League champions can enter the upcoming international break on a high with three points from a tricky test at the Molineux Stadium.

John Stones and Nathan Ake returned to the lineup on Wednesday evening, with the former slotting in at right back as Manuel Akanji was rewarded with a second consecutive start after an impressive showing on his debut in Seville last week.

Kyle Walker was again missing from the matchday squad against Dortmund to pile further doubt on his availability for Wolves.

Erling Haaland maintained his electrifying start to life in England with an acrobatic winner against his former side after John Stones levelled proceedings with a ferocious attempt from distance.

Aymeric Laporte has returned to full first-team training but is likely to return to action only after the international break.

Manchester City sit in second place in the Premier League heading into Saturday's lunchtime kick-off after being held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Aston Villa in their latest league outing.

Arsenal dropped their first points of the season in a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford and visit Brentford on Sunday.

Speaking in a press conference ahead of City's clash with Wolves on Saturday, Pep Guardiola confirmed he remains unsure if Walker will recover in time to be involved this weekend and that Kalvin Phillips is a 'little better'.

The Catalan said: "Aymer (Laporte) is back in training, Kyle (Walker) is getting better I don't know if tomorrow (he will) be ready. We'll see in training this afternoon."

Ruben Dias could be recalled into the starting XI after being rested in midweek and could partner either of Stones, Akanji or Ake in central defence.

Julian Alvarez could be in line to start though it remains to be seen whether that is at the expense of in-form Erling Haaland or if Guardiola could look to field them together to break Wolves down on Saturday.

Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva all came on against Dortmund and could line up alongside Alvarez from the off should Guardiola decide to rotate his pack in City's final game before the international break.

City claimed an emphatic 5-1 victory away at Wolves last season, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring four times days after the Blues had confirmed a deal in principle with Dortmund over the signing of Erling Haaland.

Haaland was announced as the Premier League Player of the Month for August on Friday morning after bagging nine goals in the opening month of the league season.

The Norway international could once again prove to be the difference when City return to league action a week on from their postponed clash against Tottenham following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.