With Erling Haaland among the goal scorers in a 4-0 thumping of Slovan Bratislava, Manchester City easily won their first UEFA Champions League match of the season, doing little credit to their overwhelming superiority. Within the opening fifteen minutes, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan scored goals to put City ahead. A goal from Haaland was the one thing lacking from City's impressive first-half performance.
Before James McAtee scored the team's first goal in the tournament, Haaland added his 42nd goal in 41 Champions League outings. It materialized in the 58th minute, as the Norwegian effortlessly capitalized on a cross from Rico Lewis to round the goalkeeper and score his 11th goal of the season in only eight games. In the competition's new structure, the English champions are off to a strong start after a shaky start to their European campaign in a 0-0 draw at home to Inter Milan on matchday one.