Jack Grealish capped appearing in his 17th-straight Manchester City match with a goal and an assist against Liverpool over the weekend.
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Jack Grealish led the praise from Manchester City players for their 'absolute ball magnet' Erling Haaland after his five goals against RB Leipzig.
Haaland became just the third player in the history of the Champions League to score five goals in a game to steer his team into the quarter-finals - and did it in just over an hour on the pitch before being substituted by Pep Guardiola. That haul took him to 39 for the season, overtaking Tommy Johnson's club record that has stood for nearly 100 years for the most goals in a single campaign, with up to 19 games still to play.
All five of Haaland's goals came from close range, and while he took the headlines it was an outstanding team performance that included a return to his best for Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian has had to endure more criticism than usual this season but was superb as he took the game away from the German side.
Also read: Haaland says what Guardiola refuses to after RB Leipzig win
John Stones had a prime spot to see the players ahead of him shine, and believes that a fit-and-firing Haaland and De Bruyne will be key to the team's chances of Champions League success. If the ball comes as easily to Haaland in future rounds, there will be no dressing room complaints about how easy his goals look.
"I think that's definitely why they're here and that's why they're playing at arguably the best club in the world, the best team in the world and they do it on the biggest stages," said Stones. "As soon as Kevin went in on his right foot I knew he was going to put it towards that top corner.
"That's Kevin's quality, his power and then Erling in the right spot at the right time - an 'absolute ball magnet', I think Jack was calling him in the dressing room after. I
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