Erling Haaland’s Manchester City and Atletico Madrid play a pre-season friendly today as they continue to prepare for their respective 2026-27 seasons. Atletico lost 2-1 to Manchester United in their latest pre-season game, while Manchester City won 3-1 over K-League All Stars. Erling Haaland and Rodri missed Manchester City’s pre-season friendly against Atlético Madrid in Seoul. Rodri of Manchester City applauds the fans (Courtesy: Getty)Haaland played for Norway until the quarterfinals, whereas Rodri represented Spain and won the competition. Manchester City left them out of the initial travelling squad for the Asian pre-season trip to avoid overloading key players.