Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

Erling Haaland continued his stunning start to the season to take City to victory over Everton. The Athletic analyses the action

Erling Haaland once again propelled Manchester City to victory, marking his fourth consecutive standout performance. His career tally now stands at 364 goals, prompting Ruben Dias to boldly address comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ruben Dias has explained why Erling Haaland is "very similar" to Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Manchester City and Portugal defender having played with both. At club level, Dias has seen Haaland hit another purple patch that has helped him to reach 324 career goals three years quicker than five-time Ballon d'Or winner CR7 managed - with the prolific Norwegian seemingly taking his game to even greater heights.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland believes he is in the best form of his career and the statistics show he might be right Manchester City striker Erling Haaland believes he is in the best form of his career — and the statistics show he might be right.