Phil Foden hails ‘freak’ Erling Haaland after stunning Champions League goal

Erling Haaland produced another remarkable performance for Manchester City against Sparta Prague (Nick Potts/PA)

Phil Foden labelled team-mate Erling Haaland “a freak” after the Norwegian lit up the Etihad Stadium with a stunning backheel volley.

Haaland struck twice as City thrashed Sparta Prague 5-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, his first a spectacular gravity-defying effort in which he flicked the ball into the net from shoulder height.