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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola nearly had a perfect Saturday between Champions League playoff legs, but the adverb is a big one.

Pep Guardiola offered a positive injury update on Erling Haaland after Manchester City’s win over Newcastle. City moved into the top four of the Premier League with a 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium, as Omar Marmoush scored a first-half hat-trick and James McAtee came off the bench to get on the scoresheet late on.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has allayed fears of an injury scare to top scorer Erling Haaland ahead of next week's Champions League trip to Real Madrid.

MANCHESTER CITY BOSS Pep Guardiola has allayed fears of an injury scare to top scorer Erling Haaland ahead of next week’s Champions League trip to Real Madrid. Haaland went down clutching his leg in the latter stages of the champions’ 4-0 Premier League thrashing of Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and was immediately substituted.

Manchester City may have to try and overturn their 3-2 deficit against Real Madrid in the Champions League without Erling Haaland after their star striker limped off injured against Newcastle

Omar Marmoush was Man City’s hero against Newcastle, a match which ended with Erling Haaland going down with a knee injury which seemed to scare Pep Guardiola.