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No Haaland, no party: Man City winners, losers and ratings as Mahrez flops in Copenhagen stalemate

Manchester City's perfect start to the Champions League was halted with a surprising goalless draw in Copenhagen.

Pep Guardiola's side remain top of Group G, but were made to wait a little bit longer to secure their place in the knockout stages.

Rodri had a stunning goal ruled out for a controversial handball and Riyad Mahrez then missed a penalty after another ruling from VAR.

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But City were reduced to 10 men after half an hour when Sergio Gomez was shown a straight red after pulling back winger Hakon Haraldsson as the last man.

Copenhagen were delighted with the point, but it was a frustrating one for City, who opted to leave Erling Haaland on the bench throughout despite not managing to find the net in his absence.