Haaland urges City to 'stick together' before Liverpool — SkimNews
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- Erling Haaland said City must "stick together" and "stay positive" ahead of Sunday's trip to Liverpool, their first match since the club was found guilty on 100-plus charges of serious Premier League financial breaches, telling Sky Sports: "no matter what happens in life, we always have to have a smile."
- Manchester City have branded the independent commission verdict "unsafe" and lodged a "comprehensive appeal"; most players were on international duty when the outcome was made public.
- Haaland revealed deep personal ties to England — his parents lived in Nottingham and Leeds for 10 years, his father trained at Carrington daily, and he spent his first four years in the UK after joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.
- Pep Guardiola is set to attend his first City home game since the guilty verdict, per a sub-headline in the source.
- City are expected to receive a hostile reception from the Anfield crowd on Sunday, with Haaland telling travelling fans they are "going to have a good time."
Why it matters: City's appeal will run in parallel with their domestic season, forcing the squad to compete under a cloud of regulatory uncertainty and hostile away environments starting at Anfield on Sunday — and Haaland's public framing positions the club's star striker as a locker-room stabilizer while Guardiola prepares to reappear at the Etihad.
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