Manchester City Norwegian striker, Erling Braut Haaland, has broken former Manchester United striker, Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s hat-trick record in the English Premier League.
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| Erling Braut Haaland celebrates hat-trick with Manchester City teammates in the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday 22 January, 2023. The Citizens won 3-0. Photo: @KevinDeBruyne |
It took Norway international, Haaland, 19 Premier League matches to score four (4) hat-tricks.
However, it took Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy 65 matches to score the same number of hat-tricks.
This means that Haaland could even set a new Premier League hat-trick record before the 2022/23 season ends if he does not pick up an injury.
Here are the top five players who had four hat-tricks in the Premier League and the number of appearances they had before reaching the feat:
- Erling Braut Haaland – 19 appearances
- Ruud Van Nistelrooy – 65 appearances
- Luis Suarez – 81 appearances
- Alan Shearer – 86 appearances
- Robbie Fowler – 89 appearances
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 22, 2023
