Among those was Haaland as he suffered a knock during the closing stages and was not spotted in training on Monday despite a rather positive update regarding his fitness.
“He can be available,” Maresca said in the pre-match press conference. “We’ll see. We have a session now and we have some doubts after Sunday’s game.
“He was quite good yesterday. Better. So we’ll see today.
“Replacing Erling is always difficult. We have some different options and we’ll see tomorrow.
“It depends a little bit on the gameplan and also there is a chance he can be available tomorrow.”
Injury blow: Antoine Semenyo
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Enzo Fernandez and Elliot Anderson are expected to be recalled in central midfield, while Mateo Kovacic, Nico O’Reilly and Matheus Nunes should be fit after limping off against Ipswich.
With a Saturday lunchtime kick-off away at Aston Villa looming, Maresca could look to rotate where possible and that could mean starts for the likes of Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis and Rayan Ait-Nouri.
Predicted Man City XI: Donnarumma; Lewis, Khusanov, Guehi, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernandez; Ndiaye, Cherki, Ait-Nouri; Foden.
Injured: Semenyo
Doubts: Haaland, Nunes, O’Reilly, Kovacic
Time and date: 8pm BST on Tuesday, October 20, 2026
How to watch: TNT Sports
Venue: Etihad Stadium