Erling Haaland stole the show once again this weekend as the powerhouse striker became the first-ever scorer of a hat trick in a Manchester derby as City beat United 6-3 at the Etihad.
The rampaging City star completed the feat inside 64 minutes courtesy of his 12th, 13th and 14th Premier League goals of the season so far, already leaving him just six goals shy of equalling last year’s Golden Boot-winning tally with just eight games played.
Just nine minutes after Haaland completed his three-goal haul, Phil Foden became the second-ever player to score a hat trick in a Manchester derby — with two of those assists provided by his Norwegian teammate, thus completing a mercurial afternoon’s work for the latter.
Les tops-flops de Manchester City – Manchester United : Erling Haaland stratosphérique https://t.co/cOXM1Cmqo4 #MCIMUN #ManchesterDerby pic.twitter.com/JvbL0yHqf7
— L’ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) October 2, 2022
Indeed, so impressive was Haaland’s dominant performance against United that the 22-year-old was duly bestowed with an ultra-rare 10/10 match rating from French media outlet L’Equipe. Only 14 players in history have been awarded full marks by the publication, who are famously stringent when it comes to doling out their grades.
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Lionel Messi is the only player to have received the vaunted 10/10 from L’Equipe on more than one occasion, though both of his Paris Saint-Germain strike partners Kylian Mbappe and Neymar have also earned the honour once themselves in the past few years.
Presented in chronological order, here’s a look at the 14 players to have received “dix sur dix” from L’Equipe since the esteemed honour was first handed out back in 1988.
