Haaland paying De Bruyne back
For years, Kevin De Bruyne has seen a number of sumptuous balls into the box go begging with either nobody there or poor finishing from his teammates to deny him a clutch of assists. The Belgian has still developed his reputation as the best footballer in England but his numbers have not been as high as they could have been.
Enter Erling Haaland, the goalscoring phenomenon who became just the fourth player in Champions League history to score on his debut for three teams when he netted his 24th goal in 20 appearances in the competition and 11th in seven games for City. Haaland is so good that even when De Bruyne doesn't play that well - and he didn't really against Sevilla - an assist is never far away whenever the ball can be whipped into the box.
