Erling Haaland becomes only 13th player ever to receive perfect 10 in brutal L'Equipe ratings

Erling Haaland has joined an exclusive club of just 13 players to receive a perfect 10/10 rating from French media outlet L’Equipe after his sensational performance against Manchester United. 

The Manchester City star bagged a treble in Manchester City’s 6-3 derby demolition of United on Sunday and added a further two assists for teammate Phil Foden, who also scored a hat-trick in a devastating performance from Pep Guardiola’s side. 

Not only has Haaland become the fastest player to score three Premier League hat-tricks – having also bagged triples against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest this season – but he has done so in just eight matches, six times faster than the previous holder Michael Owen (three hat-tricks in his first 48 league games). 

Only 13 other players have been honoured with a perfect rating from L’Equipe, although Lionel Messi has been ranked with the accolade on two separate occasions. The French media outlet are known for their notoriously harsh ratings, with players required to perform close to perfection to be awarded 10.