Erling Haaland poised for Dortmund reunion as Man City get Kalvin Phillips injury boost

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Here are your latest Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 25. Manchester City have discovered who they will be facing in this season's Champions League group stages.

Pep Guardiola's side will face Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen in Group G. It means that Erling Haaland will face a quick reunion with his former club, following his summer move to Manchester from the German side. Read more : Mahrez raises stakes in Haaland battle The first round of fixtures in the Champions League will be played on September 6/7 with all groups set to be completed by November 2 in time for the winter World Cup which begins on November 20. See the full draw here >>> Read more: Mahrez raises stakes in Haaland battle City are hopeful that further medical assessments will confirm that the injury picked up by Kalvin Phillips in Wednesday's friendly in Barcelona is less serious than it initially looked.

Phillips impressed in the holding midfield role - his first start for the club - but signalled to the bench immediately that he needed to come off after a clash around the hour mark that saw him take a blow to his arm.

The former Leeds star has previously suffered two significant shoulder injuries and looked in discomfort when he reappeared at full-time. Read the full story here >>> READ MORE