Erling Haaland became only the 14th player to earn a perfect 10/10 rating from the incredibly hard-to-please French newspaper L’Equipe following his masterclass in Manchester City’s 6-3 win over Manchester United.

The 22-year-old scored a hat-trick in the rout at the Etihad Stadium and provided two assists for Phil Foden.

Haaland has now scored a remarkable 14 goals in his first eight Premier League appearances, including three hat-tricks in consecutive home matches.
If the Norwegian continues scoring at his current rate, he’ll end his debut Premier League campaign with a mind-blowing 66 goals. He would also break the current record for most Premier League goals in a season (34) in just 12 games’ time.

Despite all he’s achieved in the game, five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has never received a 10 from L’Equipe.

Lionel Messi, on the other hand, is the only footballer to ever receive two 10s from the French publication.
Which players have received a 10 from L’Equipe?
But who else has received a 10 rating from L’Equipe?

Here’s list in full:

1. Franck Sauzee | France U21s vs Greece U21s, 1988

This is the first and only game in history where L’Equipe dished out two 10/10 ratings.

Franck Sauzee scored two goals for France, who defeated Greece 3-0 in the 1988 Under-21 European Championships final.

2. Bruno Martini | France U21s vs Greece U21s, 1988

Bruno Martini, France’s goalkeeper in the final, also received a flawless rating after helping Les Bleus keep a clean sheet.

3. Oleg Salenko | Russia vs Cameroon, 1994

Oleg Salenko, joint winner of the 1994 World Cup’s Golden Boot award, scored four goals for Russia in a memorable Man of the Match display against Cameroon.

4. Lars Windfeld | Aarhus vs Nantes, 1997

Danish goalkeeper Lars Windfeld was awarded a 10/10 rating thanks to his performance for Aarhus against Nantes in the UEFA Cup in 1997.

It would be another 13 years – 13! – before L’Equipe handed out another 10.

5. Lionel Messi | Barcelona vs Arsenal, 2010

And surprise, surprise, the first player of the 2000s to earn a 10 from L’Equipe was Messi in 2010.The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner put Arsenal to the sword with a stunning four-goal performance for Barcelona in the Champions League.

6. Lionel Messi | Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2012

Two years later, Messi received another 10/10 rating after scoring five goals in another stunning Champions League display against Bayer Leverkusen at Camp Nou.

7. Robert Lewandowski | Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, 2013

Robert Lewandowski scored four goals for Borussia Dortmund against Real Madrid in the 2012-13 Champions League semi-finals and cemented his status as one of the world’s best strikers in the process.

8. Carlos Eduardo | Nice vs Guingamp, 2014

Nice’s Carlos Eduardo netted a first-half hat-trick and then scored two more goals after the interval to earn himself top marks from L’Equipe in 2014.

9. Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain vs Dijon, 2018

Neymar produced one of his best performances in a PSG shirt against Dijon in 2018, scoring four goals and providing a couple of assists in the rout.

10. Dusan Tadic | Real Madrid vs Ajax, 2019

Ajax produced a magnificent team performance away at Real Madrid during the 2018-19 Champions League, defeating the Spanish giants 4-1 in the Round of 16 second leg at the Bernabeu.

Dusan Tadic was virtually unplayable that night.

11. Lucas Moura | Ajax vs Tottenham, 2019

One of the most extraordinary Champions League semi-finals of all time, Lucas Moura famously netted a sensational hat-trick as Tottenham reached the 2019 final at Ajax’s expense.

12. Serge Gnabry | Tottenham vs Bayern Munich, 2019

Former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry showed Tottenham no mercy in 2019, inspiring Bayern Munich to an emphatic 7-2 victory in north London.

13. Kylian Mbappe | France vs Kazakhstan, 2021

Kylian Mbappe added his name to L’Equipe’s 10/10 list in 2021 after scoring four goals, and setting up another, for France against Kazakhstan.

14. Alban Lafont | Nantes vs PSG, 2022

Alban Lafont produced a magnificent goalkeeping performances for Nantes against PSG earlier this year.

The French shot-stopper saved a penalty from Neymar and frustrated Messi and Mbappe with a string of fine saves.

15. Erling Haaland | Manchester City vs Manchester United, 2022

Haaland becomes the first player to earn a flawless 10/10 rating from L’Equipe while playing against Man United.

It wouldn’t be a shock if the Norway international becomes the second footballer after Messi to receive two 10s. It could even happen this season. Nothing seems impossible with this guy.

Source:
https://www.givemesport.com/88066554-haaland-messi-neymar-14-players-have-now-received-10-10-rating-from-lequipe

Well deserved, haaland is phenomenal
BTW Messi is and will always be "the G.O.A.T"

Haaland is a beast

If haaland continues like this, he would displace cr7 in d goat race bt can’t meet Messi bcoz Messi scores and creates
Goat isn’t about just goals bt dis haaland jus silent mbappe

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Omo this bench thing don dey too much..i don dey pity ororo

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Omo this bench thing don dey too much..i don dey pity ororo

Guyman don finish. Wetin u dey expect. When una dey brag say Ronaldo na highest goal scorer of all time. We try remind una say he don play two yrs b4 Messi start una no gree. Now Messi don finish d goal difference. Na only 36 remain o

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