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Erling Haaland made a mockery of recent criticism labeling him as a “League Two player” with an emphatic four-goal haul in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
City are one point behind Arsenal in the pursuit of Premier League glory. Pep Guardiola’s side has three matches left to play while the Gunners have just two games remaining.
Any sense of trepidation in the title tussle was quickly brushed aside by Haaland’s first-half hat-trick. He converted penalties either side of his huge leap to plant an impeccable header past Jose Sa.
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Haaland has notched six Premier League hat-tricks in just 63 matches. The Norwegian marksman’s treble tally is greater than those recorded by Andy Cole, Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Dimitar Berbatov.
Hwang Hee-chan scored for Wolves after Ederson failed to get his hand to a cross, but the away fans’ joy was short-lived. Around 59 seconds later, Haaland latched onto a long ball, wriggled free of Max Kilman, and rifled home an unstoppable finish for his fourth goal.
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“Erling is back to business,” Guardiola said post-match. “Penalties are a guarantee but the second and fourth goals were unbelievable.”
Substitute Julian Alvarez celebrated his 100th appearance for Manchester City when he slid the ball into the bottom corner in the 85th minute to make it 5-1.
# | Team | Played | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 36 | +60 | 83 |
2 | Man City | 35 | +54 | 82 |
Arsenal finish their campaign with matches against Manchester United (away) and Everton (home). Manchester City take on Fulham (away), Tottenham Hotspur (away), and West Ham United (home) to conclude their Premier League season.