These are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, September 7.
Erling Haaland is finally giving Kevin De Bruyne what he deserves at Man City
Haaland paying De Bruyne back
For years, Kevin De Bruyne has seen a number of sumptuous balls into the box go begging with either nobody there or poor finishing from his teammates to deny him a clutch of assists. The Belgian has still developed his reputation as the best footballer in England but his numbers have not been as high as they could have been.
Enter Erling Haaland, the goalscoring phenomenon who became just the fourth player in Champions League history to score on his debut for three teams when he netted his 24th goal in 20 appearances in the competition and 11th in seven games for City. Haaland is so good that even when De Bruyne doesn't play that well - and he didn't really against Sevilla - an assist is never far away whenever the ball can be whipped into the box.
Pep Guardiola challenges Erling Haaland over Man City goals after Champions League win
Pep Guardiola wants Erling Haaland to keep extending records after he scored another brace for Manchester City, this time in the Champions League win at Sevilla.
Haaland opened the scoring in Seville, and also added a third goal in a 4-0 win to take his tally for City to 12 goals in seven games. In the Champions League, he has a remarkable 25 goals in 20 appearances. And Guardiola wants him to continue to push the records he is breaking and extending, noting that he could have had even more against Sevilla.
"I love this routine and it's been a routine in every single press conference after games talking about him and his goals," Guardiola said when asked to rate Haaland's performance.
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