Haaland hat-trick helps Man City cruise past Fulham in PL

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Manchester City’s goalscoring machine Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat-trick in a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Saturday as the Premier League (PL) pacesetters maintained their 100 per cent record.

Julian Alvarez and Nathan Ake opened the scoring for the champions, who have beaten Fulham in their last 15 league meetings, and top the table with 12 points from four games.

But clinical Haaland stole the show yet again with another predatory performance at the Etihad Stadium.

“I’m back. No problem for me. I’m always hungry. It’s a new season and I’m ready for it,” Haaland said of his hat-trick.

“It started a bit sloppy but we ended in a good way.

Important win. We go into the international break having won four in four. Good start to the season.”