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March 19, 2023

Manchester City’s Norwegian Erling Haaland continued to break records by scoring a new hat-trick this evening, Saturday, during a 6-0 win over Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

A few days ago, Haaland scored 5 goals against Razen Pal Sport Leipzig in the Champions League, to break the Norwegian striker after "hat-trick" Today, he scored 40 goals in his first season, becoming the sixth player in the Premier League era to score at least 40 goals in all competitions during one season, after Ruud van Nistelrooy (44), Mohamed Salah (44), Cristiano Ronaldo (42) and Andy Cole (44). 41) and Harry Kane (41).

In today’s match, the 22-year-old Halland scored two goals in the 32nd and 35th minutes and completed the sixth hat-trick in one match this season when he followed a rebound and scored an hour before playing, to reach 42 goals with City since joining from Borussia Dortmund last June. .

In light of City competing in three tournaments, Haaland has the opportunity to enhance his goal record, as Alan Shearer, the historic scorer of the English Premier League, said during his analysis on the BBC’s “Match of the Day” program. "Maybe he scores 50 goals, maybe he hits 60. He’s crazy"Adding, according to Reuters: "He’s like a beast. He’s a goal-scoring machine. He lives and breathes scoring goals".

The Norwegian striker said "He’s had a good run in recent matches. To win 7-0 6-0 before the international break is fantastic and I’m very happy. Every goal means a lot to me, and every goal for the team means a lot".

The rest of the quarter-final matches will be held on Sunday, where Manchester United will play Fulham, Sheffield United with Blackburn Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion with Grimsby Town of the fourth division.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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