Nigerian striker Lukas Nmecha put up a five-star performance in Manchester City's 4-0 demolition of Derby County in a Premier League 2 tie staged at iPro Stadium at Friday, March 9.

The England youth international netted a hat-trick as City enjoyed their biggest win of the current season.

Hamburg-born Lukas Nmecha, who is also eligible to represent Germany at international level, has now notched three hat-tricks for the Citizens U23 team this season, two against Derby and one in City's 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur last October.

The 19-year-old slotted home an important equalizer as Manchester City U19s came from behind to beat Inter Milan on penalties in the last sixteen of the UEFA Youth League 18 days ago.

''Dominating performance from the lads today good 4-0 win against Derby also nice to get some game time and a Hat-Trick ⚽️🙏🏾,'' Lukas Nmecha posted on Twitter.

Nmecha took his tally to 11 goals from 8 appearances in the Premier League 2 with his treble against The Rams.

The prolific striker joined Manchester City ten years ago, rising through the ranks before he was promoted to the first team in January 2018.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel