Alan Shearer says Erling Haaland moment shows 'telepathic' relationship with Man City teammate

Premier League legend Alan Shearer has hailed the 'telepathic' relationship Erling Haaland has curated with Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne after the 2-0 victory over Everton on Saturday.

For large parts of the clash with the Toffees, City were frustrated as Sean Dyche's side were disciplined in their defensive structure. However, with 20 minutes remaining the Blues finally managed the breakthrough as Haaland fired home past Jordan Pickford.

The three points were wrapped up with five minutes to go as substitute De Bruyne fed an inch-perfect pass to Haaland who made no mistake when one-on-one with England's No.1. Victory for Pep Guardiola's side moved them second for the time being ahead of Arsenal's trip to West Ham on Sunday and after the match, Shearer hailed the relationship City's two star players have nurtured and pointed out the fact that Haaland immediately knew when to make his run as a sign of their chemistry.

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Discussing the game on Match of the Day, Shearer said: "Everton were doing everything right. They were getting men behind the ball, there were just no spaces whatsoever.

"Even when they were getting into dangerous positions, you could see how many bodies were there. There was nothing in that first half, then De Bruyne came on, Bernardo Silva came on, Kyle Walker… and then suddenly things changed.

"All of sudden Everton have got to commit men forwards but watch as De Bruyne gets the ball [ahead of the second goal], watch the run of Haaland - he’s off and it is almost a telepathic understanding between them, he knows he will find him. Just brute force, power and class to finish it off.

"He [Haaland] is in full