Man City reached the top of the table on the day Haaland scored a hat-trick

After running out of power against Newcastle and struggling against Sheffield United in the previous round, the Haaland goalscoring machine seemed to heat 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 soon rise in the top scorer race with six goals in four games, two more than the second Bryan Mbeumo. Man City returned to its familiar leading position. They won all four rounds, two points ahead of second-place Tottenham.

The army under Pep Guardiola took half an hour to break Fulham's 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 the cross from Haaland and then cushion the close. 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.

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