Four ways Man City could line up with Erling Haaland after £51m transfer confirmed

Ilkay Gundogan’s future will be determined after the season is over amid speculation that he is set to leave Manchester City this summer. A report has suggested the Germany international, Pep Guardiola’s first signing as Blues boss, will be offloaded in the next transfer window, when he has a year left on his current contract.

Pep Guardiola can make another little piece of history on Sunday by overtaking Jose Mourinho and Arsène Wenger to go 2nd on the all-time list of Premier League winning managers.

Manchester City playmaker Jack Grealish admits that he will have to put sentiment to one side as he continues to chase his Premier League title dream. Grealish sparked a turnaround for City at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon as the champions hit back to draw with West Ham.

Borussia Dortmund as a "small club" after their over-the-top ceremony bidding farewell to Erling Haaland.The Norway international is set to leave the Bundesliga outfit this summer after agreeing a deal to sign for Manchester City. Pep Guardiola was desperate to bring in a striker and there are not many better in the world than Haaland.With the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona also chasing, City will trigger the 21-year-old's release clause, worth a reported £53million.

fabulous Daily Star Sport writers and editors to rank them all in order.To precisely no one's surprise, Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne have made the cut after spearheading Liverpool and Manchester City's respective title pushes. Tottenham's Son Heung-min also gets the nod after netting over 20 Premier League goals for the first time ever this season.Elsewhere, Bukayo Saka's fine form for Arsenal earns him a nomination, while Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joao Cancelo are the only defenders to be picked. West Ham's Jarrod Bowen and Southampton's James Ward-Prowse have also made the list following their super-impressive campaigns.So without further ado, here's how we saw things:8.

Kevin De Bruyne's hat-trick goal at Wolves may have been unstoppable from the moment it left his weaker foot but it did bring to an end an astonishing sequence for the Belgian superstar. That strike was his first in 10 that hadn't given Manchester City the lead in a game.

ITV quiz show The Chase was left in 'chaos' after rival gameshow host Richard Osman "leaked" Bradley Walsh's huge salary in a social media post.

Manchester City were thought of as the 'Noisy Neighbours'.In the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson - who famously coined the label - departed, City have finished above Manchester United in the Premier League ever single season.United might always be 'bigger', but City are undeniably 'better' in almost every conceivable metric - and have been for almost a decade - and the enormous gulf between the two sides was illustrated after the Citizens' 5-1 thrashing of Wolves on Wednesday night.Pep Guardiola's side currently have a goal difference 71 higher than Ralf Rangnick's struggling Red Devils, with City on +72 and United only just breaking even with +1."Imagine if we didn't buy Ronaldo," one United fan tweeted in response to the stat."And next season they have Haaland, goal difference of +100 incoming," a rival fan joked.United's humiliating 4-0 defeat to Brighton on Saturday embodied their wretched season, and aptly consigned them to their worst ever finish to a Premier League campaign.The club have arguably never looked more rudderless, and following years of poor spending, corporate mismanagement and tactical inefficiency, Erik ten Hag's arrival at the club seemingly can't come soon enough.What will the gap in goal difference be between City and Utd next season? Let us know what you think in the comments section belowHaving failed to replace Sergio Aguero over the summer following their lengthy but ultimately unsuccessful pursuit of Harry Kane, City went into the season with just one recognised striker - Gabriel Jesus.As such, there were concerns that there wouldn't be enough goals in the team, but it didn't take long for fans' fears to be allayed.

ITV quiz show The Chase has been left in chaos this week after Pointless host Richard Osman "leaked" Bradley Walsh ’s huge six-figure salary in a social media post. The 51 year old, who recently announced his departure from Pointless after 13 years on the show, referenced the TV presenter’s wage while tweeting about Manchester City’s new signing of Norwegian football player Erling Haaland. The cost of the signing, including agents and sign-on-fee for the player are thought to be around £34million, meaning he is likely to be on a similar deal to teammate Kevin De Bruyne who banks around £375,000.

Kevin De Bruyne was in scintillating form on Wednesday night, scoring four goals in a 5-1 win at Molineux to keep his club in the driving seat in the title race. His four goals were part of a great display from his team who have bounced back superbly following their disappointing Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid.

If Manchester City fans were excited about their club’s announcement of the pending acquisition of Erling Haaland, they were ecstatic about Kevin De Bruyne’s first-half hat-trick against Wolves.

Kevin de Bruyne produced a nod to incoming Manchester City star Erling Haaland after scoring an incredible 25-minute hat-trick on Wednesday night as Manchester City stormed to a 3-1 lead over Wolves.The Belgian midfielder was in sublime form for the trip to Molineux, and scored all three goals with his left foot. Eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that he copied Haaland's trademark meditating celebration.City announced on Tuesday they had completed a deal to sign the Borussia Dortmund wonderkid for £51million, meaning the striker tipped to win the Ballon d'Or will be playing alongside De Bruyne next year.Pep Guardiola's side went into the game knowing seven points from their final three games would see them crowned Premier League champions, regardless of what Liverpool do in their final games.

THE Chase in chaos after Richard Osman "leaked" Bradley Walsh’s huge six-figure salary on social media. The 51-year-old - who recently quit his role on Pointless after 13 years - made reference to the TV presenter's paycheck in a tweet about Manchester City's new signing Erling Haaland.

Manchester United will be watching Erling Haaland presented as a Manchester City player in the coming days knowing that over two years ago, the club passed up the chance to sign him for just £18million.The Norwegian sensation is set to seal his £51m switch to the Etihad Stadium on a five-year contract which could be worth £500,000-a-week, dwarfing Kevin De Bruyne as the club's highest-paid player. But back in 2020, before Haaland moved to Borussia Dortmund, Man United missed out on signing the striker.It had looked like a sure thing after United made their interest clear in the striker in December 2019, who was playing for Red Bull Salzburg in Austria at the time.

Manchester City star Erling Haaland once claimed he has 'five girlfriends' and even said 'he sleeps with them every night'.However, not all was at first seemed after Haaland then admitted the girlfriends in question are actually his five hat-trick balls. Haaland, who was then still at Red Bull Salzburg, was just starting to make a name for himself in Europe.

Erling Haaland has told Manchester City he wanted to join them for emotional and football reasons only, after clinching a £51million move from Borussia Dortmund. The transfer has still to be finalised but the Blues have already announced that the 21-year-old Norway international is set to join them on July 1.

Manchester City have announced the signing of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. It is believed the 21-year-old goal sensation has been picked up for a bargain £51million, around £13m cheaper than the £64m release fee that has been widely touted.

Erling Haaland has reportedly put pen to paper on a deal with Manchester City that will make earn him a hefty pay rise.The Borussia Dortmund star has been one of the most exciting young stars in world football over the past few seasons and is viewed as the final piece of the puzzle at the Etihad Stadium outfit. It is no secret that Pep Guardiola has been eager for City to sign a striker, as shown by their failed pursuit of Harry Kane last summer, and has been rewarded for his patience with one of the best in the business.The Times report that Haaland's overall wage will be worth a staggering £500,000, which will make him the highest-paid player in the Premier League.

Manchester City travel to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night, with only three wins required to retain their Premier League crown.

Manchester City bounced back from their Champions League semi-final defeat by Real Madrid in the best possible way. The defending champions ran out 5-0 winners to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League following Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham.Sterling scored the first and last goals, with Rodri, Aymeric Laporte and Phil Foden all netting in between to give City’s goal difference a healthy boost. The hosts opened the scoring in style, with Ilkay Gundogan picking out Joao Cancelo, who headed perfectly back across goal for Sterling to bury it with a diving header.Those watching on TV were underwhelmed with Tyler’s reaction, however.

Liverpool with a cheeky tweet after Manchester City edged ahead of their title rivals on Sunday.The Reds dropped precious points against Tottenham on Saturday night - and the reigning Premier League champions took full advantage by smashing Newcastle 5-0 at the Etihad to open up a three-point lead over their rivals at the top of the table.Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and Phil Foden were all on target in the resounding win, which was started and finished with goals from Raheem Sterling.