Pep Guardiola’s team have won all four of their Group G matches, ensuring their progress to the last 16 with two games to spare.
Haaland was fit to start at the Etihad Stadium after hurting his ankle in the first half of City’s 6-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.
And the Norway striker showed there was no lingering injury issue as he took his Champions League goal tally to a remarkable 39 in 34 matches.
He put City ahead with a first half penalty and netted again with a brilliant long-range effort after Phil Foden’s eye-catching strike doubled the holders’ lead.
Young Boys had Sandro Lauper sent off in the second half of a one-sided contest that extended City’s impressive streak of winning all 23 of their home games in 2023.
Sunderland hold the English record with 24 successive home wins, a mark that dates back to 1891 and 1892.
City are also unbeaten in their past 17 Champions League games and Guardiola now has the opportunity to rest players in the last two group matches if he wishes, instead prioritising Premier League fixtures against Tottenham and Crystal Palace.
Guardiola suffered a blow when Manuel Akanji was injured in the pre-match warm-up, forcing Kyle Walker to deputise for the Swiss defender.
But City defeated Young Boys 3-1 in Bern a fortnight ago and it didn’t take long for the treble winners to reestablish their supremacy.
AFP
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