"Strolling with feigned disinterest away from a freekick in the centre circle, Haaland turned, took the ball, and decided to run straight at the Borussia Dortmund defence, dragging with him a pair of desperate yellow shirts, grabbing and stumbling and firing their useless harpoons into the great white beast ahead of them. There was nothing uncontrolled about this. It was an act of targeted violence by Haaland, the application of a superior force (basically, me)"
"O'Reilly's shot was palmed away, and from the corner Haaland scored. Jeremy Doku made it, cutting the ball back across the area. The finish was just power, fun, a full, meaty thunk of the left foot. And in that moment Haaland had a perfectly symmetrical game, one shot, one goal, one charge-dribble, one clearance, like a perfectly pitched Haaland tribute act."
"Watching Erling Haaland: it's quite a thing right now. The run of this game, even the basic scoreline will confirm that Phil Foden was the best player on the pitch, scorer of two excellent goals and perky and precise all night. Another good thing for City: this was a 4-1 win with three different scorers, Rayan Cherki adding a late gloss with his right foot."
Erling Haaland feigned disinterest at a centre-circle freekick, then charged at the Borussia Dortmund defence, dragging two defenders out of position and creating space. The ball reached Nico O'Reilly, whose shot was palmed away; from the resulting corner Haaland scored after Jeremy Doku cut the ball back across the area. Haaland's goal showcased raw power from the left foot and completed a succinct performance of one shot, one goal, one charge-dribble, one clearance. Phil Foden scored twice and was judged the best player, and Rayan Cherki added a late goal as Manchester City won 4-1.
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