Lothar Matthaus has hailed Harry Kane as the best striker in world football, claiming neither Erling Haaland nor Kylian Mbappe can match his all-round game. The Bayern Munich legend’s glowing remarks came after Kane’s match-winning performance against Borussia Dortmund, a display that showcased leadership, versatility and defensive work rarely seen in forwards.

With the October international break now in the rearview mirror, club football returned in style over the weekend, with some huge clashes headlining Europe's biggest leagues. Manchester United plunged great rivals Liverpool into even deeper crisis in the Premier League, Bayern Munich got the better of Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker while there were changes of leader in both Serie A and Ligue 1.

Ruben Dias has explained why Erling Haaland is “very similar” to Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Manchester City and Portugal defender having played with both. At club level, Dias has seen Haaland hit another purple patch that has helped him to reach 324 career goals three years quicker than five-time Ballon d’Or winner CR7 managed - with the prolific Norwegian seemingly taking his game to even greater heights.

Praise continues to flood in for Manchester City phenomenon Erling Haaland, who surpassed 10 Premier League goals in the first eight games of a season for the third time in his career with both goals in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Everton at Etihad Stadium. The 25-year-old has already scored an astonishing 23 goals in 13 matches for club and country this season.

Pep Guardiola made jokes about Erling Haaland after the Manchester City goal machine scored a brace in the team's comfortable 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday. Haaland's purple patch for country and club continued as he now has 14 goals for the Cityzens in the 2025-26 campaign across all competitions and 11 in the Premier League in eight appearances.