Premier League giants Manchester City recorded a 4-0 victory away against Sevilla in their opening group stage Champions League fixture played on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
This is a different team from the one that lost to eventual champions Real Madrid in the semifinals last season.
On their return to Spain, Pep Guardiola's men would send a huge message to rivals across Europe with a convincing win against one of the top sides in the competition.
Haaland inspires Manchester City to defeat Sevilla
In the 20th minute, Erling Haaland converted a ball through to him by Kevin De Bruyne to put Manchester City in front.
With a one-goal lead at the halftime break, Manchester City turned up the pressure in the second half and was rewarded.
Phil Foden scored the second assisted by Joao Cancelo. Foden provided Haaland with his second of the game, while Cancelo grabbed his second assist of the game with a late goal by Ruben Dias.
Erling Haaland to rival Ronaldo
Haaland has set the Premier League on fire since he joined with 10 goals in six games.
The Norweigian marked his Champions League debut for Manchester City with two goals.
Following another impressive performance, fans took to social media to praise Haaland.
Haaland now has 25 goals in just 20 Champions League games. A comparison was made with Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo the top scorer in the competition.
Ronaldo has 141 goals at the age of 37 but did not score in his first 20 games as fans now believe Haaland can destroy the record in the future.
Haaland vs Mbappe
The rivalry between Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe was again reignited on social media
Both players are of the same age bracket and bagged braces leading their respective sides to victory.
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