Erling Haaland says Manchester City brought him in to win them the Champions League

Erling Haaland admits he is at Manchester City to win the Champions League.

The prolific Norwegian striker stole the show yet again with a stunning five-goal haul as City thrashed RB Leipzig 7-0 on Tuesday.

His performance propelled City into the quarter-finals and underlined their determination to finally win the one major prize that has eluded them.

“Of course the club want to win the Champions League,” said Haaland, who has now scored a staggering 39 goals in 36 appearances for City since arriving from Borussia Dortmund last summer.

“They’ve won four out of the last five Premier League titles. They didn’t bring me in to win the Premier League because they already know how to win it.

“So, you can read between the lines. I’m here to try to help the club develop even more and to win the Champions League for the first time.”

Haaland had people reaching for the record books as he almost single-handedly dismantled Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium.

In becoming only the third player to score five in a single Champions League game, he took his tally in the competition to 33 goals in 25 games. That made him the quickest player to reach the 30-goal milestone and, at 22 years and 236 days, the youngest.

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