Erling Haaland moved into the top 10 all-time Champions League goal-scorers with yet another strike as Manchester City won 2-0 at Villarreal on Tuesday. Club captain Bernardo Silva was also on target at the Estadio De La Ceramica as he followed up the Norwegian’s early effort with a powerful header before half-time.

Erling Haaland scored again in the UEFA Champions League for Manchester City, closing the gap on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the all-time goal-scoring charts. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi may be long gone from the Champions League,

Praise continues to flood in for Manchester City phenomenon Erling Haaland, who surpassed 10 Premier League goals in the first eight games of a season for the third time in his career with both goals in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Everton at Etihad Stadium.

Erling Haaland scored in a 12th successive game for club and country before Bernardo Silva sealed all three points for Pep Guardiola's side

Rating the Manchester City players from their 2-0 win at Villarreal in the Champions League as Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva were on target

Ruben Dias has explained why Erling Haaland is "very similar" to Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Manchester City and Portugal defender having played with both. At club level, Dias has seen Haaland hit another purple patch that has helped him to reach 324 career goals three years quicker than five-time Ballon d'Or winner CR7 managed - with the prolific Norwegian seemingly taking his game to even greater heights.

The Nowegian striker has taken his goalscoring to another level. Now Pep Guardiola wants his other attacking players to follow his lead

When Benjamin Cremaschi left Inter Miami, few expected that within months he would find himself mentioned alongside soccer royalty such as Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland.

"It's always him," Man City boss Pep Guardiola said of Erling Haaland. "He lives for that. He gives us a lot.... Erling is our key man right now."

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