Sporting News UK senior content producer Dom Farrell releases 'Glory Days for the Waifs and Strays: Identity and Meaning in the Rise of the Modern Manchester City' on October 21, 2025. Here's an exclusive extract.

Ruben Dias has explained why Erling Haaland is "very similar" to Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Manchester City and Portugal defender having played with both. At club level, Dias has seen Haaland hit another purple patch that has helped him to reach 324 career goals three years quicker than five-time Ballon d'Or winner CR7 managed - with the prolific Norwegian seemingly taking his game to even greater heights.

"It's always him," Man City boss Pep Guardiola said of Erling Haaland. "He lives for that. He gives us a lot.... Erling is our key man right now."

We started to collate the astonishing stats that made Erling Haaland’s start to life in the Premier League utterly extraordinary a long time ago. Despite his – and City’s – more recent struggles, those numbers remain as ridiculous as a 115-month ...

PSV hold a 2-1 lead over Napoli after scoring twice in three minutes, which included an Alessandro Buongiorno own goal. FC Copenhagen and Borussia Dortmund are level 1-1, while Inter Milan is up 2-0 over Union St.-Gilloise.

Erling Haaland has now spent over £10 million on supercars as the Manchester City striker builds an enviable collection which includes a rare Lamborghini.