Enzo Maresca’s won 2-0 away to Portuguese champions Porto in the Champions League opener thanks to a second-half brace by Erling Haaland, the first coming two minutes after the restart when he headed in Enzo Fernandez’s cross.
Haaland sealed the points in stoppage time and has now scored an astonishing 59 goals in 59 appearances in the Champions League.
Enzo Fernandez. Pic/AFP
“We have to learn. Enzo demands a lot from us and we have to demand a lot from each other. We have to win games because at Man City, you have to win trophies. That’s what we have to do at this club,” Haaland told Amazon Prime.
“Erling Haaland is an animal. He is a beast, so every time he is on the pitch, I’m going to look for him, and hopefully give him many more assists,” Fernandez told Amazon Prime.
It was a fourth straight victory in all competitions for City, Champions League winners in 2023, whose next European game will be at home to title-holders .