Erling Haaland had an incredible start to the 2024-25 season, even by his own very high standards, but he cooled off considerably and — unsurprisingly — so did his club.
Haaland scored a goal within 18 minutes of his Premier League season debut, as Man City won at Chelsea, and the goals kept on coming for the 24-year-old Norwegian.
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In Week 2 he scored a hat trick against Ipswich, then grabbed another hat trick against West Ham in Week 3 to take his tally to seven goals in three games to kick off the new campaign. Week 4? It took 20 minutes for him to score versus Brentford. Week 5? Less time. My word.
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The 24-year-old Norwegian’s Premier League Gold