Manchester City's Erling Haaland will come face to face with former club Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The Norwegian striker scored 86 goals in 89 games during his two-and-a-half-year spell at the German club before making a €60 million switch to the Etihad Stadium in the summer.
The giant forward has already clocked up 12 goals in eight games for the English champions, including two strikes in City's 4-0 victory over Sevilla in Spain in last week's opening Group G fixture.
The 22-year-old striker has struck 25 goals in 20 Champions League games – and is the youngest player to chalk up 20 goals in the competition.
At the same stage in his career, the tournament's record scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who now has 140 goals, was yet to score. Lionel Messi had notched eight goals at the same point.
Haaland, whose ringtone is the competition's anthem, said this week: “I love the Champions League. I have to say this, it's a big dream for me
“When I wake up every morning, I listen to this song. It's my favourite competition.”
Sevilla 0 Manchester City 4 - player ratings
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SEVILLA RATINGS: Bono – 4. Never stood a chance for the goals, made some important saves to limit Manchester City to just four with their dominance. AFP -
Marcos Acuña – 2. Struggled to cope with Man City’s forward pressing when playing out the back. Getty Images -
Tanguy Nianzou – 2. Had a tough time handling the movement and physicality of Haaland like the rest of the defence. AFP -
Jesús Navas – 3. Looked to cause problems down the right-hand side against his former club, however nothing which caused any danger. Getty Images -
Sevilla's Jesus Navas (left) and Manchester City's Bernardo Silva battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group G match at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville, Spain. Picture date: Tuesday September 6, 2022. -
Nemanja Gudelj – 2. Was outclassed by the away side's midfield and struggled in the first half bringing the ball forward with no physical presence up top. AP Photo -
Thomas Delaney – 2. Wasn’t a great performance from the Dane who was hooked off at half time by manager Julen Lopetegui. AFP -
Alex Telles – 3. Performed okay considering he was in a more further forward role than he is used to, but not the Manchester United loanee’s most memorable outing. AFP -
Ivan Rakitić – 2. Struggled to bring any kind of creativity into the match for Sevilla, an off day for the former Barcelona man who came off at half time. EPA -
Papu Gómez – 4. His pace offered a threat in the final third but going forward his side created little. EPA -
Isco- 3. The Spaniard tried dropping deeper at times to get into the game and create some attacks. However, City's pressing proved too much for him. AFP -
SUBS: Kasper Dolberg – 4. Came on for Telles in the 56th minute, created a few half chances but nothing to scare City. AFP -
Luca De La Torre – 3. Replaced Gomez in the 73rd minute, struggled to make an impact on the game. Getty Images -
Joan Jordán – 5. Subbed on for Delaney at half time, added some much-needed energy into his side’s midfield but didn’t affect the outcome of the match. Getty Images -
Adnan Januzaj – N/A. Replaced Isco in the 78th minute, was too late to turn his sides fortunes with them being 3-0 down. AFP -
Rafa Mir – 6. Came on for Rakitic at half time, he gave Sevilla a physical presence up top which helped the Spanish side but struggled to have any real chances. AP Photo -
MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson – 7. A quiet day at the office for Ederson, who spent most of the game watching his side playing in the opponent’s half. Getty Images -
Sergio Gómez – 8. Didn’t have too much to do defensively, however, brought energy coming forward and looked bright going down the left. AP Photo -
Rúben Dias – 9. Will be pleased with another clean sheet for his side and topped it off by making it 4-0 in the dying embers at point blank range. Getty Images -
Manuel Akanji – 8. An impressive debut for the Swiss defender despite not having too much to do, looked comfortable in possession and settled into the side already. Getty Images -
João Cancelo – 8. Defensively didn’t face any problems and was able to create numerous chances going forward down the right. Reuters -
Bernardo Silva – 7. Looked assured in the midfield and a composed performance which Pep Guardiola will be happy with. AP Photo -
Rodri – 8. Played a key role in not giving the Sevilla midfield a look-in all match. His physical presence in the middle of the park caused problems for Sevilla. AFP -
Kevin De Bruyne – 9. A routine assist for the Belgian who is beginning to form a dangerous connection with Haaland, who was on the end of the midfielder's cross to make it 1-0. PA -
Jack Grealish – 8. Was effective cutting in from the left-hand side, overall, a decent showing after a spell out the team with injury. PA -
Phil Foden – 9. Showed great composure for his goal in the second half which was a fine finish. Was a threat all match making dangerous runs down the right. Getty Images -
Erling Haaland – 10. Added another two goals to his prolific Champions League scoring record with yet another excellent performance. His physicality and poacher's instinct proved too much for the Sevilla defence. EPA -
SUBS: Ilkay Gundogan – 7. Subbed on for Grealish in the 62nd minute, it was steady cruising after he came on with his side 2-0 up and wasn’t left with much to do .AP Photo -
Julián Álvarez – N/A. Subbed on for Haaland in the 71st minute, provided some pressing with his fresh legs on the opposition defence. Getty Images -
Cole Palmer – N/A. Came on for Foden in the 71st minute, the youngster looked a constant threat when on and almost got on the scoresheet late on. Getty Images -
Kalvin Phillips – 7. Replaced Rodri on 78 minutes, played some exceptional long-distance diagonal passes from the midfield while his side looked to put the tie to bed. AFP -
Riyad Mahrez – N/A. Replaced De Bruyne on 78 minutes, went through the motions with his team cruising. Getty Images
City manager Pep Guardiola said after the victory over Sevilla: “His numbers in all his career, not just here but when he was in previous teams, is quite similar. He has an incredible sense of goal.”
Guardiola's side invested in the forward to help them break their duck by winning the world's premier club competition.
His former teammates at Dortmund, who are second in the group, also on three points after their opening 3-0 win over FC Copenhagen, will hope that the Norwegian does not continue his hot streak at the Etihad on Wednesday.
You can see Haaland and the Manchester City squad training for the Dortmund game in the gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.
