City said in a statement on Monday Haaland would see a specialist over the ankle injury he suffered at Bournemouth.

As Manchester City have gone on an eight-match unbeaten run of late we have seen Pep Guardiola change his tactics and set up on the pitch. The principles of City’s play remain. Control, possession

Tinkering with football tactics and coming up with new innovations is nothing new to Pep Guardiola. He has altered his tactics a number of times at Manchester City, the most recent of which came in the FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest at Wembley.