MANCHESTER, England, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Manchester City ‌boss Pep Guardiola left the ‌league's leading scorer Erling Haaland out of his starting lineup at home to bottom side ‍Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, after ‍recently saying his ‌prized striker was "exhausted."

After the Norwegian's blistering ‍start to ​the season, with 39 goals in 36 games for ⁠club and country, he has scored ‌once in his last eight matches and ⁠was below-par ‍in their 2-0 derby loss at Manchester United last Saturday and limped ‍off at halftime.