Pep Guardiola has explained that Erling Haaland was left out of the Manchester City squad to face Liverpool after coming up sore after training on match eve.
Rodri remains absent for Manchester City, while John Stones also faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury against Real Madrid.
Guardiola had hoped to be able to bring his star striker back in after the Norwegian missed the midweek defeat to Real Madrid.
"Yesterday after training he didn't feel good,” Guardiola explained to Sky Sports ahead of kick off at the Etihad Stadium.
The Norwegian striker was ruled out of the Premier League clash due to injury.
