Match of the Day Magazine

HYPE ERLING HAALAND must have cheat codes running because nobody can stop him. The Man. City striker is bagging goals and breaking records at incredible speed. He scored FIVE against Leipzig last week, taking the 22-year-old to 33 Champions League goals – he's the youngest player to reach that figure, and in the fewest games, too! JAKE SAYS Haaland isn't the only history-maker at City. Khadija Shaw just broke City Women's record for the most goals in a season! HISTORY HUNTER! The deadly Man. City striker is changing the game! THE GOAT BATTLER! The only other player to score five goals in a UCL knockout game was Lionel Messi, who did it v Leverkusen in 2012! BLUES BATTLER! The Man. City finisher has scored 39 goals in all competitions so…

HYPE GET YOUR England shirt out of the wardrobe and dust off your flag, because the Three Lions are in action. England kick off their qualifying campaign for next summer's Euros in Germany – and they'll be facing some tough opposition. After coming so close to winning Euro 2020, Harry Kane and the boys will be mega motivated to get off to a flying start! JAKE SAYS Scotland will take on Cyprus and Spain, Wales play Croatia and Latvia, while Northern Ireland play San Marino and Finland! IN THEIR WAY! The Three Lions start their campaign with their two toughest tests! GROUP C IN FULL! Keep up to date with all the latest footy news at bbc.co.uk/football…

STEP ASIDE, teachers, Mr Kane is in the classroom. England and Tottenham striker Harry Kane visited a primary school in north London after some of their students wrote him letters, telling him how he’s inspired them. Here’s what you can learn from him! SIENNA, 11, wants to be a footballer, but some people don’t believe in her because she's a girl. Kane told her that she should be proud of herself and that she was a role model! KANE’S LESSON NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS! ZAMIL, 11, wasn’t great at handwriting, but he worked hard to improve. Kane was impressed with his resilience – and gave Zamil his pen licence! KANE’S LESSON BE RESILIENT AND WORK HARD! HALIL, 10, didn’t make the school football team after his trial, but…

LIVERPOOL HAVE never had an attacking threat quite like Mohamed Salah. He recently became the Reds' all-time top Premier League scorer, proving that he’s one of the game’s elite finishers. Mo has bagged an amazing 131 Prem goals, thanks to his pace, power and tek. All hail the legendary Egyptian King! # WINNING! HASHTAG UNITED started out as a team playing friendlies on the internet – and they’re now smashing it as a proper non-league team. They’re currently in incredible form, having won a ridiculous 20 games in a row this season. Maybe we’ll see them balling out in the EFL one day! HASHTAG HERO Spencer Owen set up Hashtag United back in 2016 and he was a guest editor of MOTD mag in 2017. Up the Tags!…

Which EPIC GOALSCORERS are hiding behind these crafty clues? 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 ANSWER YOUR FOOTY BRAIN POWER ANSWERS! 1 Kylian Mbappe 2 Sam Kerr 3 Erling Haaland 4 Marcus Rashford…

KEEPER OUR PICK ALISSON BECKER LIVERPOOL WE RECKON the Liverpool star is the most complete keeper in the world. Ederson might be a little better with his feet and Thibaut Courtois might have better concentration, but Alisson is the best blend. He’s the master of the one-on-one, starts counter-attacks and makes huge saves in big moments! OTHER OPTIONS! I PICK RIGHT-BACK OUR PICK REECE JAMES CHELSEA THE BLUES haven’t been solid at the back this season, but that’s because Reece has been injured. There’s nobody better than the England defender when he’s at full speed. His defending is on point and he rarely loses the ball. Plus, he makes almost 80 passes a game – and he's crazy accurate with all of them! OTHER…