Manchester City are boosted by the return of Erling Haaland for today’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth .

The prolific striker’s formidable goalscoring run came to an end last weekend in a 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa, as he failed to net in a game for the first time since August.

Haaland thought he had rescued a point with a late equaliser, sliding in and colliding with the back post before the ball crossed the line, only to be denied by the offside flag.

And that knock against the upright had proved troublesome, with City boss Pep Guardiola ruling Haaland out of the midweek Carabao Cup last-16 victory at Swansea as a result.

However, he returned to training on Thursday and starts against high-flying Bournemouth alongside Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder Rodri, who has now

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