Manchester City are facing Southampton in the FA Cup semifinals, and Erling Haaland is not part of the starting lineup. Manchester City have a chance this Saturday to reach another final and take a step closer to yet another title. They are facing Southampton in the FA Cup semifinals at Wembley Stadium, but Erling Haaland is not in the starting XI by decision of Pep Guardiola, who opted to rest some of the squad’s key stars.
Haaland will be on the bench, waiting for his opportunity to come on in the second half if the team needs him. His usual spot at center forward this Saturday will be filled by Omar Marmoush, the other striker the Citizens have on their roster.
The starting lineup Guardiola selected to face Southampton also does not include key players such as Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marc Guehi, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Jeremy Doku. Instead, stars like John Stones, Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki are in the lineup.
Lining up at Wembley 🫡XI | Trafford, Nunes, Stones (C), Ake, Ait-Nouri, Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden, MarmoushSUBS | Donnarumma, Haaland, Doku, Guéhi, Bernardo, Savinho, O’Reilly, Khusanov, Lewis🤝 @etihad pic.twitter.com/SNJkq2dAob— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 25, 2026
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