Erling Haaland keeps his place in the Manchester City starting lineup for the Premier League clash with Ipswich this afternoon, despite head coach Enzo Maresca considering giving the striker a rest.
Haaland scored his 10th goal of the season in Wednesday night's dramatic 4-2 home defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, becoming both the youngest and the quickest player ever to reach 60 goals in Europe's elite club competition.
However, the Norwegian has endured a heavy workload this season for both club and country, and Maresca is looking to hand his prolific No9 a breather soon to avoid overload or potential injury.
Maresca on Haaland's workload
"At some point we probably need to give him rest, some days off," the City head coach said of Haaland at his pre-Ipswich press conference on Friday.
"We are thinking about this not just with Erling because we have players, unfortunately or fortunately, they are playing all the games with us and all the games with the international teams."
Haaland keeps his place up top against Ipswich, though, as a rest against AEK Athens in the Champions League on Tuesday night appears more likely.
Changes behind the striker
There are changes behind the striker for City. Rayan Cherki was taken off at half-time against PSG and makes way here, with Phil Foden his replacement after serving a suspension.
Iliman Ndiaye made an impact as a second-half substitute against PSG and is rewarded with a start out wide, replacing Antoine Semenyo.
Fortunately for Maresca, he has no fresh injuries to contend with and should be able to pick from a full complement of players against Ipswich.
Confirmed team news
Man City XI vs Ipswich: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, O'Reilly; Bouaddi, Kovacic; Doku, Foden, Ndiaye; Haaland
Subs: Rulli, Anderson, Cherki, Fernandez, Ait-Nouri, Gvardiol, Allan, Semenyo, Khusanov
Time and date: 3pm BST on Saturday October 17, 2026
Venue: Etihad Stadium
