Erling Haaland demolished the record for Premier League hat-tricks as he netted another treble in Manchester City ’s 6-3 derby victory over Manchester United on Sunday.
The Norwegian goal scoring sensation added three more goals to his tally, taking him up to 17 in all competitions for the campaign. It was a devastating show of strength by Pep Guardiola’s side, for whom Phil Foden also grabbed a hat-trick in the landslide victory – which lost some of its gloss after a late Anthony Martial double in consolation for United.
It was another game in which Haaland showed his monstrous level and was the third time in eight Premier League matches in which the Norwegian international has netted a hat-trick. Remarkably, the previous record for a player to reach three hat-tricks in the division was 48 matches – six times as many – by Michael Owen.
