Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland can become the Champions League`s all-time top goalscorer after reaching 50 in record time in Manchester City`s 2-0 win over 10-man Napoli. Haaland reached his half century in Europe`s elite competition in just 49 appearances before Jeremy Doku ensured Guardiola`s men got their quest for Champions League glory off to a winning start "The numbers speak for themselves and how fortunate we are to have him," said Guardiola. Haaland moved to 12th in the all-time scoring Champions League scoring charts and is barely over a third of the way to Cristiano Ronaldo`s record 141 goals. But Guardiola believes the 25-year-old has time on his side to reach that milestone.

"Along with the two monsters of the past 15 to 20 years Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi, Erling is there. In terms of goals he is unbelievable," added Guardiola. "In that rhythm (he can break the record). If he can play 10 to 12 more years and maintain this progression, absolutely." There was no fairytale return to the Etihad for Kevin De Bruyne as his night was cut short after just 26 minutes as a result of Giovanni Di Lorenzo`s early dismissal. De Bruyne was welcomed back like a hero just months after departing as one of City`s greatest players in the club`s history.