Haaland and Co arrive in Manchester for City clash

Pep Guardiaola even a blind man would be able to see the quality of Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland.

The Manchester City boss distanced himself from reports linking the club with the Norwegian last week.

Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland arrived in Manchester with City colours on his back – in the form of his £2,000 LV Sky Blue rucksack

But he will get a close-up look at the 20-year-old hotshot – who arrived in Manchester wearing a Sky Blue Louis Vuitton backpack worth £2,000 – when the two teams go head-to-head at the Etihad on Tuesday night.

Haaland has already scored ten goals in the competition this season and is rated in the £150million bracket by his German club.

Guardiola insists City will not be paying that kind of money for anyone this summer – but knows all about his ability.

And he knows his team will have to be at their best to keep him out during the two legs of the Champions League quarter-final.

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He said: “A player who can score this amount of goals at this age has not been easy to find in the past, honestly.

“He’s 20, the numbers speak for themselves. When that happens it’s because he can score right, left, counter-attacks, penalty box, headers.

“He’s a fantastic striker, everyone knows it. A blind guy can realise he’s a great striker, you don’t have to be a manager to realise it.

“The only thing I can say is that he is an exceptional striker. With his age, he is an exceptional striker.”