Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed striker Erling Haaland is fit for their home fixture against Burnley this weekend, with Mateo Kovacic also in line to return.

Haaland missed City's midweek Carabao Cup win after coming off in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal with a back issue, while Kovacic is yet to play this season with an achilles injury.

"He's [Haaland] ready," Guardiola said on Friday. "Kova [Kovacic] maybe [available].

"It would [help] a lot to have Kova back. It's a long injury, surgery, but he is getting ready. He is not fully ready but step-by-step."

Guardiola also labelled one of his former defenders Kyle Walker as "one of the greatest full-backs ever" as he prepares to welcome the Burnley defender back to the Etihad on Saturday.

Walker won six Premier

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