Man City v Real Madrid: How Erling Haaland became a football sensation
The Norwegian 22-year-old has already scored more goals in a Premier League season than anyone before him and is just the second player in English top-flight history to net more than 50 times in all competitions - and the first for 95 years.
All this with a potential eight games left in the campaign, and in his debut Premier League season after his move to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund for an initial £51.2m last summer.
Haaland's prolific exploits have helped the champions back to the top of the league table and eyeing a Treble, with an FA Cup final and two Champions League semi-finals against Real Madrid on the horizon.
Haaland and Co will visit the Bernabeu on Tuesday for the first leg against the European champions full of confidence this can be their year.
Not since managing Lionel Messi at Barcelona has Pep Guardiola's approach been influenced more by the presence of just one player, but the frightening thing for the rest of Europe is Haaland's best could be yet to come.
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