Man City star Erling Haaland breaks silence to drop debut hint after not featuring vs Club America

Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players that he was proud of them after their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield.

Jurgen Klopp was seen on the sidelines absolutely raging at the officials after Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered a knock. Liverpool lifted the Community Shield after a brilliant day at the office for the club following a 3-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday.

Supporters want to see Pep Guardiola unleash Erling Haaland against Liverpool in the Community Shield.

Brighton & Hove Albion's stance on Marc Cucurella remains unchanged, despite the left-back handing in a transfer request earlier today, according to an emerging report.

It feels like yesterday that Fernandinho was lifting the Premier League trophy high into the East Manchester sky, but Manchester City are already back in competitive action against Liverpool in the FA Community Shield.

Pep Guardiola expects his new Manchester City signings to hit the ground running quickly ahead of the Community Shield clash with Liverpool on Saturday.

Real Madrid in supreme goalscoring form - and his latest pre-season effort is a sight to behold.The veteran France striker, who managed a career-best 44 goals across all competitions last season, was on target against Club America with an effort that defied logic.The 34-year-old managed to find the smallest of gaps between the defence to bend a curling effort off the turf and past Guillermo Ochoa at Oracle Park in San Francisco.READ MORE: Real Madrid star trio sign new contracts with £1.7billion release clausesWith Soccer Champions Tour posting an angle of the strike from behind the goal, fans on social media were left in awe.One fan wrote on Instagram: "Impossible is nothing."With a second adding: "So beautiful."Is Karim Benzema the best striker on the planet? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.And a third simply responding with shocked face with exploding head emojis.The game went on to finish 2-2 with Benzema's goal cancelling out Henry Martin's opener before Alvaro Fidalgo did the same to Eden Hazard's penalty.Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid won the double last season with both La Liga and Champions League glory, strengthening their ranks this summer with the addition of Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouameni.Ancelotti said of his star striker earlier this year: "He’s not only a top scorer but he also provides assists for his teammates and partakes in the buildup of play. "He's a complete player and for us he’s really important because he scores so many goals.

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo watched on as Christian Eriksen opened his account for the club in a pre-season friendly against Wrexham. Ronaldo has been heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer.

Chelsea to Werder Bremen. The 31-year-old has been in a relationship with model Michele Lacroix since back in 2014 with the pair tying the knot in 2017 and sharing three children together who live in Manchester.

Erling Haaland made his Manchester City debut against Bayern Munich on Sunday. Despite the strength of the opposition, it took just 12 minutes for him to get off the mark in his new sky blue jersey. The Norwegian scored the only goal of the match in a 1-0 win for the Etihad club and Jack Grealish was the man to assist him, with the pair already developing a relationship on the field.

Manchester City's summer arrival Julian Alvarez has revealed the Blues' similarity to former club River Plate will aid him in Pep Guardiola's selection plans.

Manchester City have reportedly rejected a bid from Southampton for Liam Delap.

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Erling Haaland said the quality on show in Manchester City's training sessions is "something else", as Riyad Mahrez said he is confident the Blues' style of play won't change following the arrival of the Norwegian.

Jack Grealish has released behind-the-scenes footage of Erling Haaland's initiation speech at Manchester City.The brilliant clip shows Haaland being egged on to give a speech at a pre-season team dinner. Grealish could be heard yelling "speech, speech" as Kevin de Bruyne clinked his glass to gather everyone's attention.The Norwegian ace got up to address his new teammates with a few short but sweet words in which he thanked the physios and players.

Manchester City fans should finally be able to watch Erling Haaland make his debut for the club as they take on Bayern Munich this weekend.

Kalvin Phillips has responded to social media comments from George Ezra after revealing he sang one of the pop artist's ballads during his Manchester City ‘initiation test’.

Jack Grealish has been called a "f***ing idiot* after he was blamed for starting a fight in Manchester City's friendly match against Club America on Thursday.The England international started against the Mexican outfit at the NRG Stadium in a strong line-up from Pep Guardiola. The forward partnered new signing Julian Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez in attack.Kevin de Bruyne scored a brilliant brace to hand victory to City while his first was a blockbuster shot that left Guillermo Ochoa with no chance on the half hour mark.

Manchester City fans have been waiting patiently for their first glimpse of Erling Haaland in a City shirt - and that wait is nearly over.

Pep Guardiola says he has only had one perfect pre-season at Manchester City, with this year's tour disrupted by four players who did not travel to the USA.

The wait is nearly over, as Manchester City hope to hand a debut to Erling Haaland this week, getting a look at their new number nine for the first time in Houston vs Club America.