Erling Haaland on Man City motivation: I've won everything at 23 - now I have taste for it

Erling Haaland has described how winning the treble in his first season at Manchester City has given him “the taste” to do the same this time round.

The reigning European champions take a 3-1 advantage into Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg against FC Copenhagen at the Etihad Stadium thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden in Denmark.

Foden was on target twice in Sunday's Premier League derby win over Manchester United that kept City one point behind leaders Liverpool – with the two top clubs facing-off on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola's side are also still going strong in the FA Cup where they take on Newcastle United at home for a place in the semi-finals.

It means City remain on course for a repeat of last season's treble, which saw them become European Cup winners for the first time.

And Haaland, who scored the final goal in the 3-1 comeback win over United, says all that success has only increased his appetite for more silverware.

“You can think about it in two ways,” said the Norwegian, who is joint top-scorer in this year's Champions League with five goals.

“One thing, I came here and won it all, and the other thing, I'm 23 years old and I won everything and I got the taste of it, how it is to win everything.

“How I work is that when I feel this is, I want to win it again. Easy as that.”

Haaland has scored a remarkable 80 goals in 84 appearances since joining in the summer of 2022 and is contracted to City until 2027.

And while the Norwegian refused to answer questions on whether he might sign a new longer-term deal at the club, saying his focus is “on the pitch”, he made it clear he was enjoying life in Manchester.

“I’m really happy, especially with the people that I’m surrounded