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Joe Bray

Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland agree on Man City plan for new striker

Manchester City must take advantage of Erling Haaland's emphatic debut by continuing to build inter-squad relationships with the striker.

That is the view of defender Ruben Dias, who was named in the starting XI with Haaland at West Ham for City at the weekend. After a strong start from the hosts, City established their dominance, with two goals from Haaland securing the first three points of the season at a stadium where they have struggled in recent visits.

Haaland showed his clinical nature in winning a penalty before converting it cooly, and then timing his run to perfection from Kevin De Bruyne's pass and slotting under the goalkeeper to kill the game. Now, Dias has told his teammates to build on Haaland's debut by working with him on the training pitch and in games.

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