Erling Haaland: Man City boss Guardiola hails striker’s work rate after record hat-trick

Pep Guardiola hailed Erling Haaland’s determination to “run like an animal” after he maintained his stunning start at Manchester City with a brilliant derby hat-trick.

The prolific Norwegian bagged his third treble of the season – and took his goal tally for the football club to 17 in just 11 appearances – as the ruthless champions thrashed rivals Manchester United 6-3 in the Premier League.

He also became the quickest player to score three successive top-flight hat-tricks, doing so in just eight games.

The previous record was held by Michael Owen, who achieved it in 48 appearances.

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