Who will bet against Erling Haaland obliterating Sergio Agüero’s club record 260 strikes for Manchester City if this ruthless goal-assassin continues at the current rate? Here was the centre-forward’s second hat-trick in five days to register nine finishes in five matches: one more than the brilliant Argentinian returned in the same number during his start in City livery. Agüero took 390 appearances to reach his final tally and Haaland could eclipse this breath-taking ratio too.
If star billing rightly goes to the 14th three-goal haul of the centre-forward’s career, just as impressive were his lightning runs and gut-busting desire to press when required.
