When will Haaland and Rodri return to action?
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Pep Guardiola has been boosted by the return of star striker Erling Haaland and Ballon d'Or holder Rodri to full training this week.
But the Manchester City boss needed to be pushed in order to get an answer on the match involvement of the two players.
"He [Haaland] is getting better," Guardiola told me on Thursday. When I asked if he was ready to be involved, the City boss replied: "I don't think so."
The Sky Sports reporter then tried pushing him even further and Guardiola replied: "The doctor will tell me. I'm not a doctor."
That got a few giggles in the room.
The messaging was similar with regards to Rodri's involvement, saying: "The most important thing is Wolves. I have to select the best players to play against Wolves. This is the only concern I have.
"When the doctor tells me he can do it, I will start to think about it."
Sources told me on Wednesday that the Club World Cup in June is a realistic timeframe for his return to action, rather than the remaining four games of the Premier League campaign or the FA Cup final.
