Erling Haaland’s latest hat-trick broke two Premier League records and left him firmly on course for several more with Manchester City.
Haaland is the first player ever to score hat-tricks in three successive Premier League home games and shattered the mark for the quickest to reach three trebles in the competition.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the Norwegian’s achievements so far and what could be still to come. .@ErlingHaaland's third hat-trick of the season! ✨#ManCity pic.twitter.com/KuVlmUz0p6 — Manchester City (@ManCity) October 2, 2022 Haaland has three hat-tricks in his first eight Premier League appearances, a truly staggering improvement on the previous record.
Before Haaland, the quickest player to a treble-treble was Michael Owen in 48 games – fully six times as many as City’s new superstar. “He only just beat me!” Owen quipped on the Premier League’s in-house video channel.