´I´m not complaining´ – Haaland relishes ´amazing´ Premier League start after record-breaking treble
Erling Haaland described his start to life in the Premier League as amazing after hitting his second consecutive hat-trick to make history in Manchester City s 6-0 demolition of Nottingham Forest.
Haaland – who scored a match-winning treble against Crystal Palace on Saturday – needed just 38 minutes to clinch a perfect hat-trick as Forest wilted on Wednesday, taking him to nine goals in his first five Premier League outings.
That tally represents a new competition record, bettering the eight-goal hauls managed by Sergio Aguero and Micky Quinn at the start of their Premier League careers.
City, meanwhile, have scored 19 goals across their opening five matches, the highest tally in their league history. The last side to exceed 19 goals after five matches at …