Striker Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick when Man City beat Fulham 5-1 in round four of the Premier League.

After failing against Newcastle and struggling against Sheffield United in the previous round, Haaland’s goal-scoring machine seems to be heating up again. The Norwegian striker scored three goals, all in the second half to set the score for the home team at Etihad Stadium. This performance helped Haaland quickly rise to the top scorer race with six goals in four matches, two goals more than second person Bryan Mbeumo. Man City is back to the familiar leading position. They all won after four rounds, two points more than second in the Tottenham table.

The army under Pep Guardiola took half an hour to break the Fulham defense. In fact, if they had taken better advantage of the opportunity, they could have done it sooner. Haaland continues to be the destination for passes into the home team’s penalty area, while Phil Foden does a good job of disturbing and creating mutations.

However, the first mark belonged to Julian Alvarez. The striker who won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina was in the right place to catch a cross from Haaland and then cushion the goal. This season, the stage is open for Alvarez to perform when Kevin De Bruyne is absent due to injury. And the striker born in 2003 did not miss that opportunity.