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The 27-year-old Switzerland international has signed a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium and will provide cover in Pep Guardiola's back four.

It suggests that Nathan Ake is more likely to be utilised as a left-back over the coming months. 'He has everything we want in a centre-back. 'It was a bit unexpected in the last stage of the transfer market, but I had no doubts about moving. They are brilliant to watch, play an exciting brand of football and compete for trophies year in, year out, so coming here feels like the perfect next step in my career. I'm here to prove myself. The 27-year-old Switzerland international has signed a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium and will provide cover in

Haaland is answering any and all questions about his ability to integrate into the Premier League one goal—and hat trick—at a time.

He scored with his first touch on Wednesday, finishing from in close after Phil Foden provided the assist. After a 28-minute hat trick in the second half rescued three points for Man City vs. Or, in the case of the last two matches, one hat trick at a time.

Haaland added three more goals to his red-hot start at Man City as Guardiola's side thrashed promoted Forest and for Haaland, the sky's the limit.

Smartly denied by [Dean Henderson](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/234172/Dean-Henderson) late on. [Kevin De Bruyne](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne), 6 -- Replaced man of the match Haaland in the 69th minute. [Ederson](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/176948/Ederson), 6 -- Found himself with an early touch, albeit 20 yards from his own goal, after a sloppy pass forced City back. [Harry Kane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/142200/Harry-Kane) and the England international is in his 11th Premier League season. [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) and [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) respectively. Earlier, he thought he'd struck from Haaland's flick-on, but the [England](/soccer/team?id=448) defender had strayed half a yard offside. [Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah)'s competition record of 32 goals in a 38-game season in 2017-18 already feels under threat, too. A second Premier League appearance for the 17-year-old who was good value for his appearance with a couple of decent challenges. Just ask [Joe Worrall](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/232291/Joe-Worrall), Forest's 6-foot-3 central defender, who was shrugged off with a heave of Haaland's right arm as he stabbed in City's first goal. [Premier League table](www.espn.com/soccer/league/_/name/eng.1) The second goal was a tap-in -- just his third touch of the evening -- and the third a thundering header on the goal line when he got up far higher than two defenders in yellow shirts. No player has scored more goals in their first five Premier League appearances and the way Haaland is going, it's unlikely to be the last record he breaks this season.

Manchester City has secured defensive cover by signing center back Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund for 17.5 million euros ($17.5 million).

“He has everything we want in a center back,” Begiristain said. The 27-year-old Akanji, who has played 41 times for Switzerland, joined on a five-year deal as City's fifth signing of the transfer window, after former Dortmund teammate Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega Moreno and Sergio Gomez. City has a glut of center backs in the squad, with Akanji joining Ruben Dias, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake as options for Pep Guardiola.

Erling Haaland scored his second successive Etihad Stadium hat-trick as goal-hungry City thrashed Nottingham Forest 6-0.

[Watch more](/citytv/mens/manchester-city-6-0-nottingham-forest-extended-highlights-63797575}}) [Watch more](/citytv/mens/manchester-city-6-0-nottingham-forest-brief-highlights-63797575}}) "We have spoken a lot in the last two games about these concepts. [Watch more](/citytv/city-plus/manchester-city-v-nottingham-forest-full-match-replay-63797580}}) A team like Forest use the strikers who are quick. [Read more](/news/mens/pep-guardiola-man-city-nottingham-forest-reaction-63797566}}) [Watch more](/citytv/mens/pep-guardiola-post-nottingham-forest-press-conference-63797579}}) [View more](/news/mens/city-v-n-forest-gallery-pl-31-aug-63797561}}) [Read more](/news/mens/dickov-and-wright-phillips-praise-for-alvarez-63797615}}) Set pieces and transitions. "There are two things we have to control. [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) who burst into the box before squaring for Haaland to tap home.

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