Erling Haaland has made the most productive start to a Premier League career ever as the Manchester City striker helped himself to a perfect hat-trick against Nottingham Forest.
Haaland put City 2-0 up inside 23 minutes with two close-range finishes at the Etihad Stadium, before making history with a header seven minutes before the break.
His hat-trick – his second in as many games after he fired City to a 4-2 comeback win over Crystal Palace last time out – took him to nine goals in his first five Premier League outings.
City legend Sergio Aguero and former Newcastle United and Coventry City striker Micky Quinn had previously set the standard, with eight goals in their first five appearances in the competition.
Indeed, Haaland, with nine, has already scored more goals in five appearances in August than Harry Kane has on 26 (eight).
