Winger Micah Hamilton scored on a dream Manchester City debut as he helped his side beat Red Star Belgrade and reach the Champions League last 16 with a 100% record.
2023/2024 UEFA Champions League
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Hamilton, 20, has been with the club since the age of nine and put City ahead after 19 minutes in a hostile atmosphere in Serbia.
Matheus Nunes found him down the right wing and Hamilton, who has represented England at under-16 level, got into the penalty area and shifted the ball to create space before powerfully firing into the roof of the net.
On a great night for City's academy, 20-year-old Oscar Bobb also scored his first goal for the club with a jinking run at the home defence, before curling in the second on 63 minutes.
Hwang In-beom pulled one back for Red Star when he got free of marker Kalvin Phillips and shot low past Stefan Ortega.
But Phillips made amends when he converted a penalty, after the impressive Hamilton had been fouled.
Aleksandar Katai headed in a late second for Red Star, but reigning European champions City were not to be denied and follow in the footsteps of Real Madrid to advance into the last 16 with six wins from six group matches.
Pep Guardiola's side become only the second English side to achieve this, after Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in 2021-22.
The draw for the last 16 will be held at Uefa's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at 11:00 GMT on Monday, 18 December.
City will face one of the sides to have progressed as group runners-up, with one of their potential opponents being Inter Milan - the side they beat in last season's final.
Match Events
6' Djiga’s foul on Kalvin Phillips
19' GOAL! Red Star 0-1 Man City (Micah Hamilton)
26' CHANCE! Nedeljkovic's shot over the bar
47' Yellow Card! U. Spajić booked
47' CLOSE! Hamilton’s shot wide out
49' Matheus Nunes appears to be injured after sudden confront
52' Yellow Card! Kalvin Phillips booked
62' GOAL! Red Star 0-2 Man City (Oscar Bobb)
65' Yellow Card! Srdjan Mijailovic booked
68' Mijailovic’s shot wide out
70' OFF THE POST! Mijailovic nearly scores for Red Star!
76' GOAL! Red Star 1-2 Man City (In-beom Hwang)
81' In-beom Hwang’s foul on Matheus Nunes
85' Penalty Goal! Red Star 1-3 Man City (Kalvin Phillips)
91' GOAL! Red Star 2-3 Man City (Katai)
Line-ups
Red Star XI: Dragovic, Srdjan Mijailovic, U. Spajić, Guélor Kanga, Peter Olayinka, Omri Glazer, In-beom Hwang, Cherif Ndiaye, Osman Bukari, Nasser Djiga, Kosta Nedeljkovic
Subs: Milunovic, Rodic, Katai, Degenek, Jean-Philippe Krasso, Vasiljevic, Kings Kangwa, Marko Stamenic, Stefan Mitrovic, Vladimir Lucic, Uros Kabic, Jovan Mijatovic
Man City XI: Stefan Ortega, Kovacic, Stones, Grealish, Akanji, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis, Micah Hamilton
Subs: Carson, Walker, Ake, Ruben Dias, Bernardo, Rodri, Foden, Julián Álvarez, Josko Gvardiol, True Grant, mahamadou susoho, Max Alleyne