'He is a funny man' - Erling Haaland breaks silence on Marc Cucurella's chant about him as Man City striker gets last laugh after bullying Chelsea man to score in Premier League win at Stamford Bridge

Cucurella enjoyed a memorable summer by helping Spain win Euro 2024 in Germany. During La Roja's celebrations, Cucurella was heard singing his own chant but changing the words to take aim at Haaland. He sang: "Cucu cucu-rella, he eats paella, Cucu cucu-rella he drinks Estrella, Haaland you’d better tremble because Cucurella is coming!”

Cucurella came up against Haaland on Sunday when Manchester City faced Chelsea in their Premier League opener. The striker needed just 18 minutes to open his account for the new season, shrugging off the attentions of Cucurella to score past Robert Sanchez.

Haaland was asked about Cucurella after the game and had clearly heard all about the Chelsea man's chant during Spain's celebrations. He told Viaplay: "He is a funny man. Last season he asked for my shirt. And this summer he sings a song about me."

Haaland has scored more Premier League goals in August (13) than Chelsea have managed as a team (11) since the start of the 2022-23 season.

Haaland will look to add to his tally on Saturday when Manchester City face Premier League new boys Ipswich. Meanwhile, Chelsea play a Europa Conference League qualifier on Thursday against Swiss side Servette, before heading to Molineux to face Wolves in search of their first points of the season.