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Man City forward Haaland on Borussia Dortmund praise: Well they didn't stop me...

Manchester City forward Erling Haaland was delighted to score against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

Haaland face his former club just months after joining City, who came from behind to win 2-1 at Etihad Stadium.

Asked about Dortmund defending so well against him, Haaland told BT Sport: "They didn't stop me… I scored.

"They played well. They were good. I was quite sure I was going to be followed the whole game because Edin [Dortmund boss Terzic] knows me very well. Dortmund were really good today. Three points is what matters."

On the result, he added: "In the end we showed what we are. This is what we are. This is how we have to play. I'm proud of the last 25 minutes.

"Nice cross [from Joao Cancelo]. It's a really important win."

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