Erling Haaland took Pep Guardiola advice literally in Kyle Walker row during Copenhagen vs Man City

Manchester City are on their way to another Champions League quarter-final with a last-16 first-leg win away at FC Copenhagen.

It was City's first away win in the knockout stages in just shy of two years, following five successive draws since the February 2022 win at Sporting. It was City's 20th Champions League game without defeat, and their ninth win in a row, extending the record of an English side in the European Cup.

The win did come at a cost, however, with Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva both forced off with injuries, on top of issues for Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol which prevented their involvement from the start.

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With a lead to take back to the Etihad for next month's second leg, Pep Guardiola will be pleased with how his side controlled the game on their first knockout game as defending champions. Here, MEN Sport have compiled the top talking points from a productive trip to Denmark for the Blues.

Pep Guardiola built on a throwaway comment about his players' body language against Everton, with some more eye-catching remarks about Erling Haaland's need to prioritise relaxing over scoring goals on Monday. It wasn't quite as simple as that, but it was clear that Guardiola wants his striker to focus on becoming a team player as much as possible and the goals will come for a player of his quality. It's a team game, not an individual one.

"He is defined on goals but it is not just that, as much as so many games it’s how he is clapping, encouraging his mates and the first intense press. This is what we need from Erling," said Guardiola. 24 hours later, and Haaland was having a similar