Manchester City players including Kevin De Bruyne are keeping in contact with former academy youngster Romeo Lavia, who says he left the Etihad permanently this summer after being impressed with Southampton when they visited the Etihad last season.
22.07.2022 - 22:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City fans should finally be able to watch Erling Haaland make his debut for the club as they take on Bayern Munich this weekend.
The wait to watch the new signing in action has been a long one after the Norwegian didn't feature in their first pre-season match as they beat Club America 2-1. Kevin De Bruyne scored both goals for Pep Guardiola's side as they kicked off their tour of the United States with a win against their Mexican opponents.
City's next match sees them come up against far more formidable opposition in what will be a real test for both sides. Bayern also won their opening pre-season match, beating MLS side D.C. United 6-2 with Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller and former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane all finding the back of the net.
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This will be City's last match before their Community Shield fixture against Liverpool. With only two weeks to go until the Blues kick off the defence of their Premier League crown against West Ham, Guardiola and his backroom staff will be paying close attention to every detail of this game to assess what work still needs to be done ahead of the new season.
Here's all you need to know about the game.
City vs Bayern Munich kicks off at 00:00am BST on Sunday, July 23 (midnight).
The game will be held at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The game is not being shown live on TV but CITY+, Manchester City's official club channel, is showing the game live to its subscribers. MEN Sport will also be providing live updates on the game through our live blog.
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