Erling Haaland has offered Manchester City fans hope with an encouraging injury update in his battle to return to fitness before the campaign's conclusion.

City plays Nottingham Forest at Wembley Stadium on Sunday after reaching the FA Cup semifinals for a seventh straight season. The team is aiming for a third straight appearance in the final, having won and lost the title match to Manchester United over the past two years.

Manchester City head into their weekend FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest buoyed by a last gasp 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa. Mathues Nunes scored in the dying seconds to lift City above Sunday's opponents and into third in the table,