Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva was full of praise for teammate Erling Haaland after another top performance against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final.
Manchester City played out a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich at the Allianz arena but prevailed 4-1 on aggregate to progress to the semi-finals where they will face Spanish giants and holders, Real Madrid.
City striker, Erling Haaland was once again decisive, scoring the goal to finish off the tie after missing a first half penalty.
Silva hails Haaland's impact
In the aftermath of City's progress, Bernardo Silva was full of praise for Haaland, calling him a "special player"
"Erling is a special player, a different player to what we had in the past. He doesn't need many touches.
"He is like a shadow for 85 minutes and touches the ball once it is a goal. When we have that special player in attack it makes us feel more comfortable at the back."
Bayern Munich had chances in the game but will ultimately rue missed opportunities, particularly one that fell to former City man Leroy Sane.
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At this level, you have to take your chances and Pep Guardiola now has a striker capable of putting away the opportunities City may have spurned in the past due to poor finishing.
Manchester City will now turn their attention to the weekend's FA Cup clash against Sheffield United.
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