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By the time Erling Haaland had inevitably helped himself for the first time, in the seventh minute, FC Copenhagen had touched the football on 20 occasions.
Half of those were inside their own penalty box. One of them, two seconds into something never resembling a contest, proved why the group stage can be something of a torturous exercise.
Davit Khocholava received possession from the kick off. He might have looked to give it a full back, keep the thing for a bit. He might have done – but didn't.
By the time Erling Haaland had inevitably helped himself for the first time, in the seventh minute, FC Copenhagen had touched the football on 20 occasions - half inside their own box
Manchester City thrashed their Danish opponents 5-0 at the Etihad on Wednesday evening
Khocholava, a Georgia international, launched one 70 yards straight into the arms of Ederson.
