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Stephen Killen & Daniel Orme

Pep Guardiola compares Erling Haaland to Johan Cruyff after Man City winner

Pep Guardiola was left drawing parallels between Erling Haaland and Johan Cruyff as the Manchester City striker scored a sensational winning goal against former club Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday evening.

The Norwegian was on the periphery throughout the majority of the game but was in the right place at the right time to acrobatically convert Joao Cancelo 's brilliant cross with just six minutes of normal time remaining.

The goal was a fantastic effort from Haaland and it had manager Guardiola drawing comparisons between his striker and Barcelona icon Cruyff - the Dutchman having scored a very similar goal during his playing days at the Camp Nou. .

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