Erling Haaland lit up his new Manchester City teammates on his long-awaited debut as a dramatic lightning storm lit up the skies overhead, threatening to curtail their latest pre-season friendly in Green Bay not once, but twice.
In fact, after Haaland slid in to notch his first City goals just 12 minutes into his debut, the players were hastily taken off the field and a spectacular lightning storm descended on Lambeau Field for half an hour, threatening the game completely.
However, play would eventually resume and the match shortened to 80 minutes, with City edging a close encounter and Haaland putting in an electrifying performance on his first outing for the Blues. ALSO READ:Man City player ratings vs Bayern Munich as Haaland, Grealish and De Bruyne good There was relief inside the stadium and outside in the rowdy tailgates when Haaland was named in the starting XI after his Houston no-show - and he made his presence felt from the moment he stepped out to warm up.
Some sharp finishes instantly set the bar for his fellow attackers to reach, and from kick-off he immediately sprinted upfield, chasing the Bayern passes back, while Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish failed to test Manuel Neuer with efforts that flashed wide of either post.