Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Erling Haaland will be available for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Southampton.

The City striker, who has 42 goals this season including 28 in the Premier League, missed last week’s 4-1 victory over Liverpool as well as Norway’s two European Championship qualifers during the international break.

But Guardiola confirmed Haaland will be in the squad for the 17:30 (UK) kick-off at St Mary’s as we aim to extend our Premier League winning streak to five games and close the gap on leaders Arsenal who play on Sunday.

“He trained the last two days really good, he will be ready,” Guardiola said in his pre-match news conference.

Asked if he needed minutes to be considered for the Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, the boss added: “Bayern is our last thoughts it’s Southampton - the Premier League is every day, every week. Depends on that.”

Guardiola did not report any other injuries ahead of the game at St Mary’s although Phil Foden also missed the win over Liverpool after surgery following acute appendicitis.

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Southampton are currently bottom of the Premier League but Guardiola is not expecting an easy game on the South Coast.

St Mary’s was where we secured a 100th point of the 2017/18 but it has been a difficult venue during Guardiola’s time with City knocked out of the Carabao Cup earlier in the campaign, while we were held to a 1-1 draw last season.

Since then Ruben Selles has taken over as coach and Guardiola believes that every side in the Premier League has something to play for.

“Already, they’ve played a few games with the manager so the patterns are quite clear,” he said.

“Now every team is playing for something, it’s the same importance to fight for the Premier League as it is to stay in the Premier League.

“That’s why every game has its own characteristics and you have to be ready, because Southampton have always been so tough.

“Since the year we got 100 points in the 94th minute, the game we won they were much, much better than us.

“After the games we play really good, we draw. Always it has been a tough tough game and I have a feeling tomorrow won’t be an exception.”