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DANNY MURPHY: Signing Erling Haaland will lift the gloom of Man City's Champions League failure... Pep Guardiola's side would be in the final if they had a natural finisher like him and £63m could easily prove a bargain

Manchester City's desire to sign Erling Haaland will only be strengthened by their Champions League exit against Real Madrid.

Though City scored five times over two legs and deserved to progress, they are out because of other missed chances.

I believe Haaland is a striker who would have changed the outcome in the Bernabeu just as Sergio Aguero famously did against QPR to win City's first league title.

Erling Haaland appears to be bound for Manchester City in a deal worth u00a363million

Erling Haaland appears to be bound for Manchester City in a deal worth £63million

City do need an accomplished finisher like Haaland to succeed in the Champions League

Sometimes the margins are so tight, you just need that natural goalscorer who doesn't tense up when a chance falls.