A Phil Foden double with certain similarities meant that this is as close as Haaland has come to being upstaged by anyone else at Manchester City this season. Many a match has lent itself to the theory that they are over-reliant on their giant talisman for goals but this was not one of them.

In condemning Dortmund to defeat, Foden may have also sent a message to a former Dortmund manager. Thomas Tuchel names his England squad on Friday and Foden, omitted from the last, ended a seven-game goal drought in style. More pertinently for City, he steered them into the top four in the table. A year on from finishing 22nd and flirting an ignominiously early exit, they are better positioned. Please review your details and accept them to load the content

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