Phil Foden scored twice and Erling Haaland found the net against his former club as Manchester City continued their unbeaten start in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) with a comfortable 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund.
Foden enhanced his claim for an England recall as he struck either side of yet another Haaland effort as City overcame the German outfit at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
Dortmund rallied and pulled one back through Waldemar Anton with 18 minutes remaining but could not add another to set up a tight finish and substitute Rayan Cherki completed the scoring.
City’s victory lifted them to 10 points after four games of the league phase and put them seemingly on course for comfortable progress to the knockout stages, in contrast to last season’s struggles.
Much had been made of Haaland’s outstanding form in the build-up to the clash against his former side.
Typically, the Norwegian was on target, taking his tally for club and country this season to a staggering 27 goals from 17 appearances and his overall Champions League total to 54 from 52.
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