In Manchester City's resounding 4-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund , Erling Haaland may have stolen the show with City's second goal in the 29th minute of play, but it was a good moment to get him the ball by Jermie Doku as well. The Belgian floated the ball into space, and it seemed like he had a telepathic connection to pick out Haaland's run, but as he opened up to CBS Sports following the match, that wasn't the case.

It's a bit of why Haaland is great because Doku explained that he saw the space and trusted that someone would find their way into it.

"I saw the defenders going to the post, and I saw a gap, and I said, 'Someone has to be there,'" Doku said on the UEFA Champions League post-match show. "I just play in the gap. I didn't have the time to see Erling. I just saw the gap

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