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David McDonnell

Erling Haaland makes Champions League admission after smashing 94-year Man City record

Erling Haaland has admitted he was brought to Manchester City to deliver them the Champions League.

Haaland fired Pep Guardiola 's side into the quarter-finals of the competition with five goals in City's 7-0 demolition of RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Norway striker Haaland became City's record scorer for a single season, taking his tally to 39 from 36 games, surpassing Tommy Johnson's 94-year record.

The Champions League is the one prize to so far elude City and Haaland, a £52million summer signing from Borussia Dortmund, acknowledged that ending the drought was the reason he was signed.

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