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ERLING HAALAND got his revenge on Marc Cucurella by shrugging him off to score the opener against Chelsea.

The striker opened his account for the season with a dinked finish to put his side 1-0 up at Stamford Bridge.

Erling Haaland shrugged off Marc Cucurella to score
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Erling Haaland shrugged off Marc Cucurella to score
The striker found the net with a clever dinked finish
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The striker found the net with a clever dinked finishCredit: Alamy
Haaland took just 18 minutes to open his account for the season
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Haaland took just 18 minutes to open his account for the seasonCredit: AP

Levi Colwill's attempted tackle could not stop Haaland, nor could left-back Cucurella.

Haaland held off the Spaniard to score - just weeks after Cucurella sang a song poking fun at the City superstar.

After winning the Euros with Spain Cucurella went viral on social media with the chant.

He mocked Haaland, singing: “Cucurella eats paella, Cucurella drinks Estrella, Haaland trembles that Cucurella is coming.”

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Fans loved that Cucurella was forced to eat humble pie as Haaland scored the "most obvious" goal ever.

One reacted saying: "We all knew this was happening 😂"

Another added: "Football script writers are so predictable cause Haaland scoring a goal with Cucurella defending on him was the most obvious thing ever."

A third wrote: "Haaland embarrassing Cucurella there. Love to see it after that terrible song."

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And another commented: "Cucurella….Haaland’s done you there fella."

Cucurella even sang the song in an advert for Estrella and dyed his hair red for the occasion.

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