Premier League champions Manchester City has received a major boost during the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in Jeddah with star striker Erling Haaland back to training.
The Norwegian has been out of action since the first week of December due to a foot injury. The 23-year-old was seen training ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup final.
Haaland had also travelled to Spain during the week to seek medical advice and there is still uncertainty over Haaland's participation.
Earlier, Kevin De Bruyne also came back into training to step up his recovery from the hamstring injury he sustained in City's opening Premier League game of the season against Burnley.
Haaland and De Bruyne will miss the title decider on Friday, which means Guardiola has to depend on the likes of Bernardo and Julian Alvarez for goals. While De Bruyne will also definitely miss the Premier League fixture against Everton on December 27.
Remember, Manchester City eased into the final of the Club World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday.
Without Erling Haaland, the Champions League winners needed an own goal to launch their campaign in Saudi Arabia but second-half strikes from Mateo Kovavic and Bernardo Silva saw them stroll to victory.
Having already added the European Super Cup to last season's treble, City will now have the chance to claim a fifth trophy of the calendar year when they face Brazil's Fluminese in Friday's final in Jeddah.