Manchester City put on a show at the Etihad Stadium in a 5-1 rout of Fulham as Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to reach another impressive Premier League milestone.

Erling HaalandPhoto: Oli SCARFF / AFP / Profimedia

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick in the match between Manchester City and Fulham

Manchester City have made it 4 out of 4 in the new Premier League season, with Erling Haaland once again showing strength in his final home game.

The 23-year-old made the decisive pass to open the scoring and then scored 3 goals against Fulham.

The Norwegian scored for the “citizens” in the 58th, 80th and 95th minutes, managing to reach 41 goals in the Premier League.

Haaland became the fastest player to reach the 40-goal mark in the top flight of British football.

Erling Haaland needed 39 games to achieve this feat, ahead of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, who took 45 games to score 40 times in the Premier League.