THE NOTEBOOK: Erling Haaland proves one defender's Kryptonite once again

Manchester City breezed into the Champions League quarter-finals after beating Copenhagen at the Etihad - with Erling Haaland on target again.

With a showdown against Premier League title rivals Liverpool now on the horizon, Pep Guardiola's Treble winners - and their formidable frontman - warmed up in style.

Manuel Akanji made the breakthrough after just five minutes while Julian Alvarez scored City's second four minutes later, all but sealing the hosts' progression.

Haaland then struck before half-time and stands on the cusp of history, having hit his 41st goal in the competition in just 37 games to draw level with Sergio Aguero.

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SUPER HAALAND

After leaving Nottingham Forest on loan in January, defender Scott McKenna must have been cursing having to face his Kryptonite, Erling Haaland, again so quickly.

On McKenna's last visit to The Etihad in 2022, Haaland grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-0 thrashing over Forest. Things weren't any easier for the Scotland international wearing a Copenhagen shirt on Wednesday night.

Already 2-0 behind, the centre-half was bamboozled by Haaland running at him shortly before half-time and beat the turf in frustration when the chance was converted.

The only consolation for McKenna is that he might be lining up for his country at the Euros this summer. Haaland definitely can't say the same because Norway have failed to qualify.

It was also an unhappy north-west return for ex-Liverpool and Huddersfield goalkeeper Kamil Grabara whose blunder gifted Julian Alvarez City's second goal.

Social media poked fun at Grabara's mask but that's slightly harsh – he's had to wear it for the last two years after suffering a facial fracture in a