Bernardo Silva summed up the reactions of absolutely everybody after being treated to the best view of Erling Haaland's athletic goal against Sparta Prague. The Norwegian ended what has been a relatively quiet spell (by his standards) in the most spectacular fashion as Man City cruised to a 5-0 victory. Haaland scored the second and the fourth of City's goals as they maintained their unbeaten record in the Champions League so far this season.
But it was the first of his goals that really had jaws dropping. City had taken the lead early on thanks to Phil Foden's third minute opener, but had not really been able to put the game to bed until the second half. And then came Haaland in the 58th minute.
Having received a cross in a dangerous position from Savinho, the forward somehow managed to pull off a remarkable acrobatic backheel strike to find the back of the net. All this he did whilst still turning in mid-air and under pressure from the defender. The Etihad erupted into cheers as the fifty-thousand strong crowd of supporters tried to process the magnificent goal they had just witnessed - with audible gasps heard as the replay played on the big screens.
And it was not just Man City fans who were left simply stunned by the mastery of the 24-year-old. Haaland's own teammate and skipper of the night, Silva , had been positioned in the box just a few metres a way, no doubt ready to pounce should the ball not have been put away. But the Portuguese soon realised there would be no d.