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By Toby Cudworth Pep Guardiola doesn’t expect Erling Haaland to return to action for Manchester City until early February, with the Norwegian still nursing a foot injury. Haaland hasn’t played since City’s 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on December 6, missing the club’s last four Premier League games and the Club World Cup. City have kept their cool in Haaland’s absence, picking up 10 points from a possible 12 in the Premier League, and recently welcomed Kevin De Bruyne back to soften the blow of missing their lead talisman. Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden have stepped up in the goalscoring departmen…

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