Manchester City 5-0 FC Copenhagen: Erling Haaland nets twice as City eye Champions League knockouts

Erling Haaland continued his irrepressible form as Manchester City took a significant step towards the Champions League knockout stages with an emphatic 5-0 victory over FC Copenhagen. The Norwegian hitman opened the scoring with a sweet first-time finish on seven minutes before doubling the home side’s advantage with a simple tap-in just past the half hour. Ad City then made it three going into the break when the unfortunate Davit Khotcholava diverted Sergio Gomez’s shot into his own net.

Premier LeagueRonaldo 'p****d off' when not playing, admits Ten Hag7 HOURS AGO Haaland was replaced at the interval with his job already done, but City continued to dominate and Riyad Mahrez marked his 200th appearance for the club with an ice-cool penalty on 55 minutes. Julian Alvarez then made it five 14 minutes from time when he polished off a slick team move. The result sees Pep Guardiola’s men top Group G with three wins from three.

Borussia Dortmund are second on six points with FC Copenhagen and Sevilla on a point apiece. Next up, City host Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday before making the trip to FC Copenhagen on Tuesday. Champions League group standings Champions League fixtures / results Champions League top scorers Talking Point That man Haaland.

It’s fair to assume Southampton’s defenders may well be quaking in their boots at the prospect of facing the 22-year-old Norway international in the Premier League at the weekend. Indeed, we are already running out of superlatives to describe his impact and exploits. Haaland needed just 45 minutes to make his mark here, taking his tally to 19 goals in just 12 matches since joining the Citizens.