THE Manchester City beat 3-1 at home to Brentford and move closer to the top of the Premier League. THE Phil Foden he was an absolute star for Pep Guardiola’s side, scoring all three of his side’s goals.
A second hat trick ball for Phil Foden ?? pic.twitter.com/cMAxqXvxnn
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 5, 2024
The hat-trick scored by the 23-year-old Englishman is the second in his career, after the one he achieved in November 2022 against Manchester United.
This match has gone down in history, since the nine goals scored are a Manchester derby record. The “citizens” won 6-3, with Foden and Haaland scoring three goals each.
In this way, the young midfielder became the eleventh footballer who scored a hat-trick in this year’s Premier League.
His teammate Erling HaalandThe Ferguson and Son they scored three goals each, in the fourth matchday, against Fulham, Newcastle and Burnley respectively.
THE Ollie Watkins scored three goals in Aston Villa’s win over Brighton, while Nicholas Jackson beat Vicario three times in Chelsea’s win over Tottenham.
They have also scored a hat-trick against Nottingham Forest Dominic SolankeTHE Elijah Antebayo of Luton against Brighton and o Chris Wood on his return, as a rival, to Newcastle.
The last footballer to be added to the list, before Foden, is Mateus Kounia of Wolves after the three goals he scored against Chelsea.
Edited by: Loizos Lainidis
Source: Sport Fm
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