Manchester City centre-half Ruben Dias has lauded Erling Haaland’s extraordinary goalscoring form and has called upon his teammates to play to the Norwegian’s strengths further as the campaign

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden raised their game as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 despite producing an underwhelming performance in south London. The Eagles hit the woodwork in either half, but Haaland gave Pep Guardiola's side the lead late in the first with a towering header before Foden slammed the ball into the net with his favoured left foot to put the game out of Palace's sight.

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The best striker under Pep Guardiola continues to shine.Getty ImagesManchester City delivered a dominant performance on the road as they comfortably defeated Crystal Palace in their latest Premier