Erling Haaland breaks Premier League record with first-half hat-trick for Man City vs Nottingham Forest

31.08.2022 - 23:15 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester City sensation Erling Haaland broke his first Premier League record in the opening 45 minutes against Nottingham Forest by smashing the most top-flight goals in August with another hat-trick.

After winning the race for his £51million signature, City watched the former Borussia Dortmund frontman mark his debut with two goals against West Ham on the opening day.

By half-time tonight, Haaland, 22, had already taken his season tally to nine from five outings. He scored three against Crystal Palace in the club's last match.

City made two changes for this game as Ilkay Gundogan and Julian Alvarez came in for Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez with Pep Guardiola opting to rest those two players.

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