Manchester City: Haaland and four other players out against Brighton

Enzo Maresca gives five players three days off

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Manchester City: Haaland and four other players out against Brighton

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28.10.26 15:30 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup)

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Five players are expected to miss Manchester City's highly anticipated match against Brighton, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, in this season's English League Cup, the “Carabao Cup”.

Enzo Maresca: “After the Villa game, we gave five players three days off to recover their energy. Erling [Haaland], Ruben [Dias], Elliot [Anderson], Gigio [Donnarumma], and Josko [Gvardiol]. They are all on holiday. Three days off. Energy. Go. Come back. Full of energy. And we go again.”
— City Report (@cityreport_) October 27, 2026

Enzo Maresca gives five players three days off

Haaland, Gvardiol, Dias, Donnarumma and Anderson were given three days off after the defeat to Aston Villa (2-1).

According to manager Enzo Maresca's comments at the pre-match press conference, the purpose of giving the five players time off is to allow them to regain their fitness.

Gerónimo Rulli is expected to start in goal for Manchester City against Brighton in the League Cup, after making his first appearance for the team against Norwich City in the previous round.

The clash between the Sky Blues and Brighton will continue next Saturday in the Premier League, following their League Cup meeting tonight, Wednesday, with both matches being played at the Etihad Stadium.

🗣️ Enzo Maresca 🇪🇸 : « Après Aston Villa, nous avons donné trois jours de repos à cinq joueurs : 𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗔𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗, 𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡, 𝗚𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗢 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗔, 𝗝𝗢𝗦̌𝗞𝗢 𝗚𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗟 𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗨𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗦. Nous leur avons dit de partir en vacances, pour revenir avec le plein d'énergie. » 💪🩵
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