Is Erling Haaland injured for Man City vs Arsenal? Twitter hint, Guardiola latest & FPL update

Fantasy Premier League players look set to breathe a sigh of relief with Manchester City seemingly having confirmed Erling Haaland's availability for Wednesday's trip to Arsenal.

Haaland was substituted at halftime of City's 3-1 win over Aston Villa after receiving treatment during the first half for an injury to his right thigh. But on Monday, City posted a cryptic photo of the striker onto their official Twitter account, hinting that he will be ready to play at the Emirates.

Due to the double gameweek, Haaland has been captained by several FPL managers and given his withdrawal at the break on Sunday, they will have been left sweating after just a four-point haul. The game in North London is widely being described as a six-pointer with Pep Guardiola's side able to move above the Gunners on goal difference with a win, while Arsenal can open up significant breathing space with a game in hand if they are to come out on top.

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Here is everything we know on Haaland's potential availability:

City seemingly confirmed Haaland's availability for the match by posting a picture of him in training on Monday. They captioned a silhouette-type image with 'who's this then?', hinting his injury scare is nothing to worry about.

Guardiola is quietly confident that Haaland will be available in north London after speaking with the doctors at halftime. He claimed that the Norwegian was suffering discomfort due to a knock rather than a muscle injury but while Guardiola is hopeful, Haaland will not play if there is any sort of risk attached.

He said: “Erling has a kick and we will see. We will assess him in the next few days to see how severe it is. At halftime I