City’s recent struggles have meant that Erling Haaland has not enjoyed the same prolific level of goalscoring that he has in previous seasons, though the Norwegian, who has just signed a bumper new 9.5-year contract to commit his future to the club, is still second in the league’s top scorer chart with 16 goals, just two behind Mohamed Salah.

Erling Haaland’s new Manchester City deal sees him become the highest-paid footballer in the world. On Friday, the Premier League champions announced that Haaland has put pen to paper on a nine-and-a-half-year deal.