Haaland joins exclusive list of players to get perfect 10 rating from L'Equipe

The Manchester City striker scored a hat-trick and set up two goals in a 6-3 derby day win and it earned him top marks from the notoriously stingy French newspaper L'Equipe.

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Only 13 other players have been given a 10/10 rating and Haaland makes it 14.

THE PLAYERS

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Alban Lafont for Nantes vs PSG - 2022

Kylian Mbappe for France vs Kazakhstan - 2021

Serge Gnabry for Bayern Munich vs Tottenham - 2019

Lucas Moura for Tottenham vs Ajax - 2019

Dusan Tadic for Ajax vs Real Madrid - 2019

Neymar for PSG vs Dijon - 2018

Carlos Eduardo for Nice vs Guingamp - 2014

Robert Lewandowski for Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid - 2013

Lionel Messi for Barcelona vs Arsenal - 2010 and against Bayer Leverkusen - 2012

Lars Windfeld for Aarhus vs Nantes - 1997

Oleg Salenko for Russia vs Cameroon - 1994

Franck Sauzee for France U21s vs Greece U21s - 1988

Bruno Martini for France U21s vs Greece U21s - 1988

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Asked for his thoughts on his efforts, the 22-year-old said: "Yeah, not bad."

Haaland's hat-trick meant he has now scored 17 goals in his first 11 games and his manager, Pep Guardiola, said he is simply doing what he has always done.

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"I say it many times and I will say again - what Erling is doing he did in Norway, Austria and Germany," said Pep.

"The quality we have alongside him helps him score, but what he is doing I didn't teach him.

"He has incredible instincts. It comes from his mum and dad. He was born with that."

Not to be outdone, Haaland's teammate Phil Foden also scored three, which saw them both go home with match balls.

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