Overview

• Manchester City crushed Burnley 5-1, with Erling Haaland scoring twice to move to eight league goals and open a four-goal lead in the scoring chart.
• Cristiano Ronaldo became Al-Nasr’s all-time Saudi league top scorer on 78 goals and lifted his verified career tally to 946 after a prolific September for club and country.
• Ronaldo also struck a brace for Portugal to reach 149 international goals and a record 38 in World Cup qualifying, moving past Lionel Messi’s 36.
• Al-Nasr drew 1-1 with Dibba as Gustavo highlighted a strong defense with two goals conceded in five matches and pointed to better final passes as the priority during a three-week break.
• Baniyas stayed bottom of the UAE Pro League after five straight losses as goalkeeper Fahd Dhannahani urged unity, while Sharjah fell 36-26 to Magdeburg at the Super Globe to finish second in its group and now awaits other results to learn its path.