Erling Haaland once again showed his amazing shooting skills, as he scored another hat-trick against Nottingham Forest, surpassing the legendary scorer Sergio Agüero at the same time. Even the manager, Pep Guardiola, praised the Norwegian for his powerful steps towards the club's legend.
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick in the first half of Wednesday's (August 31) 6-0 victory against Nottingham Forest. He became the seventh player in the history of the Premier League to achieve two consecutive hat-trick, and the fourth Manchester City player to win two or more hat-tricks in a single season.
Since Haaland joined the club, many people have compared him to legendary striker Sergio Agüero, and it is interesting to note that they both scored the same number of goals in the previous 4 games.
In the 5th game, he scored 3 goals and accumulated 9 goals in 5 games, just 1 goal more than Agüero, surpassing his predecessor's period. He scored 9 goals in the first 5 games, which is also a record in the EPL.
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