Yet, in typical Haaland fashion, he equalised with his first shot, 10 minutes into the second half. Gabriel and William Saliba took turns to pick up Haaland, Gabriel sometimes going with Omar ...

And at the heart of these Sisyphean labours was Haaland, a giant rendered a pygmy by the constant attentions of Gabriel and William Saliba. If the Norwegian looked furious at the final whistle ...