Erling Haaland found himself in an unusual situation when Manchester City took the field against Sporting on Tuesday night. For once, the City striker was not to be the top-scoring Scandinavian player on the pitch.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is clearly a confident man, but even he looked surprised by the moment of magic he produced as his team thrashed Sparta Praha in the Champions League Wednesday.

Erling Haaland appeared to be in some discomfort after going down in Manchester City training on Monday, but Pep Guardiola has since confirmed the striker is 'fine'

Erling Haaland gave Manchester City a brief scare in training ahead of their Champions League trip to Sporting.

The Norwegian striker was filmed clutching his shin after going down in apparent pain during an open training session on Monday.