Wolverhampton Wanderers may be the Old Gold but the Golden Boot is destined for an altogether newer force. With four months of the season remaining, Erling Haaland’s fourth hat-trick of the campaign means he already has 25 Premier League goals, two more than the tally required to top-score in the division in each of the last three seasons.
A 14-minute treble took his tally for Manchester City to 31 in all competitions, and with nine days of January remaining. After ending a 333-minute wait for a goal against Tottenham on Thursday, he made the debate if City are a worse team with him appear ridiculous with an exercise in predatory ruthlessness.
