Erling Haaland is leaving goalscoring records in his wake after scoring his sixth hat-trick of the season against Burnley.
The Norwegian machine netted a quick double in three minutes of first-half action in the FA Cup quarter-final tie at the Etihad, before completing their hat-trick just before the hour mark.
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Haaland passed the ball past the goalkeeper for his first goal
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Burnley boss Vincent Kompany fumed at his players after conceding
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But Haaland then put aside a second quickly after
Julian Alvarez also scored a brace, while Cole Palmer also netted, in a 6-0 destruction of Burnley.
The result puts City through to the FA Cup semi-finals, while humiliating their former captain Kompany along the way.
Despite the narrative surrounding the Belgian’s return to Manchester, Haaland quickly picked up the story to start the scoring.
First latching onto a pass from Alvarez, Haaland burst forward, with his long stride seeing him beat Bailey Peacock-Farrell to the ball before passing him.
That makes 40 goals for the season, with Haaland extending his record for most in a season for Manchester City.
He had already broken Tommy Johnson’s 93-year-old club record of 38 goals in the 1928/28 season.
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Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was livid with his players for switching off to let the ball through, and called out all ten outfield players to berate them.
However, just three minutes later it was Haaland again, with Phil Foden wrapping a fine ball around the Burnley defense for his striker to strike with ease.
And he then scored his third of the game just before the break after tapping home a rebound from Foden’s strike.
Haaland scored five midweek goals in City’s Champions League Round of 16 second leg against RB Leipzig.
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Haaland lacks space for home game balls
He netted a hat-trick in the first half against the German side, as he again tormented the Bundesliga outfit just like he did for Borussia Dortmund.
The 22-year-old is the sixth Premier League player to score at least 40 goals in all competitions in a single season.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mohamed Salah have scored the most in a single campaign with 44, but with 42 already to their name, it won’t be long before Haaland breaks that record.
