Erling Haaland and his right-footed strike to score the first goal in the Manchester City vs. Copenhagen match.

The 'citizen' star. Erling Haaland quickly opened the scoring and Manchester City leads against Copenhagen by one goal in the match they are playing for the third matchday of the 2022-23 Champions League.

He torments defenses and nets with goal after goal, and even Pep Guardiola finds his statistics 'terrifying'.

Erling Haaland is flying in the Premier League and wants to help Manchester City win that Champions League trophy that is missing in their trophy cabinet, and he does it with the goal he scored in the seventh minute against Copenhagen.

The Norwegian footballer scored the goal after a right pass from Joao Cancelo, who had previously missed a shot. Haaland with a well-placed right shot to beat Grabara's goal.

Guardiola's words about Haaland

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City's coach, stated that Erling Haaland's numbers in the Premier League 'speak for themselves' and that at this age 'no one can be compared to him'.

The Norwegian forward, who scored a hat trick against Manchester United on Sunday, has scored 26 goals at just 21 years old in European competition.

'At this age, no one can be compared to him. No one. His numbers speak for themselves. He is an exceptional player. He trusts a lot in his physique. He is very intense and intelligent. He can play without problems every three days', Guardiola said in the press conference prior to the Champions League match against Copenhagen.

Haaland has scored fourteen goals in the Premier League, has scored three hat tricks, and also leads the top scorers' list in the Champions League with four goals.