Haaland scores five as City swat aside RB Leipzig

The sensational Erling Haaland scored five as Manchester City ran riot to power into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig.

Haaland took his tally for the campaign to a staggering 39 from 36 appearances in a ruthless performance at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne also got on the scoresheet as City completed an 8-1 aggregate triumph over the German side but it was Haaland who took the plaudits - and had people reaching for the record books - on a wintry evening.

By scoring his first two goals, the Norwegian became the youngest player to reach 30 goals in the Champions League aged 22 years and 236 days.

Yet he did not stop there, going on to become only the third player to score five in a single Champions League game and take his overall total in the competition to 33 in 25 games.

He is now also the most prolific scorer in a single season for City, beating the previous record of 38 set by Tommy Johnson in 1928-29.

City made light of the snow and sleet, setting their stall out early with Gundogan, Haaland and Jack Grealish all threatening in the opening stages.

It still took a couple of dubious decisions to help them establish an early stranglehold, but once they had control of the game the visitors wilted.

Their first stroke of luck came when they were awarded a highly contentious penalty after a VAR review.

21 mins: Man City 1-0 RB Leipzig Erling Haaland gives Man City the lead after Benjamin Henrichs was harshly penalised for handball following a VAR check