Pep Guardiola sprang a surprise as Erling Haaland returned from injury to feature among Manchester City's substitutes for Friday's Premier League clash against Wolves.Guardiola had said on Thursday that Haaland was not ready to return to action despite stepping up his recovery from the ankle injury he suffered against Bournemouth in March.

Erling Haaland has returned to training with Manchester City following an ankle injury.Images from an open training session on Wednesday showed the Norway striker back in training with the team.Haaland said on X: “Getting better,

Pep Guardiola explained why returning striker Erling Haaland did not come off the bench in Manchester City's Premier League win over Wolves.