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Manchester City's season was going up in smoke on Bonfire Night last year, embarrassed 4-1 at Sporting in the Champions League at the beginning of a miserable run of results. Twelve months on, they could be ready to burn bright again.

Of course there was the Erling Haaland goal , the No.9 turning in his 18th of the season after half an hour from a Jeremy Doku cut back. More unusually though, Pep Guardiola's side were already on their way to a convincing win over Dortmund that further banishes memories of their wretched run.

The opener had come from Phil Foden, stroked home from outside the box with the confidence and nonchalance that he was doing when he was taking City to a fourth consecutive league title as the best player in England two seasons ago. Physical and ment

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