Patrick Vieira was left unsurprised by the brilliance of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland after he scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The Norwegian frontman inspired a superb comeback for the Premier League champions after going two goals down inside 21 minutes at the Etihad. A John Stones own-goal and a Joachim Andersen header put Palace 2-0 up at the break, but City would mount a super second-half comeback with Haaland and Bernardo Silva leading the charge.
The Portuguese pulled one back for the home side eight minutes into the second period, cutting inside from the right before unleashing a low drive that deflected past Vicente Guaita. Haaland got City back on level terms moments later after heading in from six yards out.
