The Norwegian striker netted five goals in an amazing individual display as City secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals
An insatiable Erling Haaland tore RB Leipzig to shreds with five goals as Manchester City treated their fans to a 7-0 drubbing. The Norwegian's hunger for goals is never satisfied and this was an utter feast on a night in which records tumbled as fast as the visiting defenders.
Haaland scored five goals in a club match for the first time in his career, and also became City's all-time highest scorer in a single season, taking his tally for the campaign to 39 in all competitions.
>He also overtook Kylian Mbappe as the youngest player to reach 30 Champions League goals, and overtook Ruud van Nistelrooy as the fastest player to hit the milestone, doing so in only 25 matches compared to the former Netherlands' striker's 34.
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Haaland was helped by a resurgent performance from Kevin De Bruyne, who completed the rout with a highly-deserved late goal, and an impressive Jack Grealish.
GOAL rates Manchester City's players from the Etihad Stadium.
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Ederson (5/10):
Hardly had to make any saves but was erratic on the ball and in the first half made a wild charge from his area, almost fouling Timo Werner.
John Stones (7/10):
Really solid in the unfamiliar role of right-back.
Manuel Akanji (7/10):
Was assured in possession and never let Werner or Emil Forsberg get a sniff of goal.
Ruben Dias (8/10):
Supported Ake all night, was dominant in the air and a whisker away from scoring with his header which came off the post before Haaland made sure it went in.
Nathan Ake (7/10):
Looked more dangerous in attack than against Crystal Palace.
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Kevin De Bruyne (9/10):
Orchestrated the thrashing then got the goal his performance deserved.
Rodri (7/10):
As physically strong as ever.
Bernardo Silva (8/10):
Highly energetic and incisive down the right wing.
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Ilkay Gundogan (7/10):
Scored a superb goal and always kept Leipzig on their toes.
Erling Haaland (10/10):
Utterly formidable in every aspect and just wanted to keep on scoring. The only negative is he was not kept on the pitch for 90 minutes to see how many he could get.
Jack Grealish (8/10):
Was really positive on the ball and was constantly harrying Leipzig's defenders.
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Phil Foden (6/10):
Did not manage to have a great impact as the game was already over by the time he came on.
Riyad Mahrez (8/10):
Was really lively and keen to help keep the goals flowing.
Julian Alvarez (N/A):
Will be disappointed not to have scored after replacing five-goal Haaland.
Kalvin Phillips (N/A):
Got some much-needed game time.
Sergio Gomez (N/A):
Gave City extra pace down the flanks when he came on.
Pep Guardiola (8/10):
Got his selection spot-on. But why did he have to take off Haaland?!