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But on Monday morning, the UK's armed forces minister played down the idea of a truce insisting that "no agreement has been made on what a truce looks like".

Manager Pep Guardiola has played down talk of an imminent return to action and evidently, there is a long way to go before Rodri actually plays a proper game again.

One source played down the significance of the delay saying "there's no showstoppers in this".

Guardiola played down concerns the Norwegian's absence could be prolonged but admitted he was not sure when Haaland would be back.

However, the authorities have also played down allegations of widespread persecution.