Pep Guardiola press conference LIVE Erling Haaland injury latest ahead of Southampton vs Man City

Pep Guardiola will talk to the press on Friday afternoon ahead of Manchester City's trip to Southampton on Saturday.

With City once again playing before title rivals Arsenal this weekend they have the opportunity to shrink the eight-point gap at the top of the table back down to five. It would also pile the pressure on the Gunners ahead of their clash with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

Guardiola's side destroyed Liverpool themselves last time out 4-1 and did so without Erling Haaland. The striker has been dealing with a groin issue he suffered before the international break but returned to training this week.

The manager will likely be asked if Haaland is ready to return against the Saints while he may also provide an update on Phil Foden as he recovers from surgery to have his appendix removed.

You can follow what Guardiola has to say in his press conference right here.

"The last part of the season, international break, it depends on us how many games we're going to play, Premier League for sure, Champions League, FA Cup. Win we in, don't we're out.

"He's been training really good, he will be ready. Bayern Munich is my last thought."

The press conference is set to get underway at 1:30pm.

Ilkay Gundogan said 'something's off' after Manchester City fell to an abject 2-0 defeat at Southampton in the Carabao Cup in January. Pep Guardiola had a feeling a performance of that nature was coming, that the Blues were not ready to fight for the win and declared his side had 'no chance' in the following trip to Manchester United.

The Southampton loss was the nadir of City's season, but has proven to be something of a turning point as Guardiola's side have lost just two of the next 16 games, and one in the last 15. As they