Haaland Scores Hat Trick As Manchester City Hammer Nottingham Forest For Six Premier League

If the star billing rightly goes to the centre-forward’s 14th career three-goal haul, just as impressive have been his lightning runs and incredible willingness to press when required. In the team’s last comprehensive performance of the Pep Guardiola era, Haaland offered further evidence that he adds a different, fearsome dimension to City. Nottingham Forest, with seven of Steve Cooper’s plethora of new additions, finished humiliated by the lesson taught by their hosts. Bernardo Silva’s mad dash gave Scott McKenna a first test: the No 26, momentarily confused, kicked the ball for a corner. This stuck to Julian Álvarez, making his full debut, and Forest laid it back for a second dead ball from the same right-hand quarter. This time, Gündogan’s delivery deflected off Rodri and Alvarez, again, denied. Here it was a welcome back to City for a league game after a two-decade break, the blue wave continued through Phil Foden’s graceful chip that sent Silva scrambling to collect before it was thwarted. The forest was under siege and, now, it was struck by a mockingbird. A fourth corner from Gundogan – from the left – was flicked to Foden, who, unmarked, lobbed a deft lob into the area. Erling Haaland sets fire to his first goal. Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images Ryan Yates, confused, let it bounce, Dean Henderson was a statue on his line, Joe Worrall couldn’t contain Erling Haaland and the No 9 plundered his seventh strike of his first Premier League campaign. It was 13 minutes and there would be more. Forest’s initial response was to deploy at the bottom, Morgan Gibbs-White and Lewis O’Brien involved in a move that saw Renan Llodi, donning Forest colors for the first time, without an empty header. City are tough enough without the kind of mistake Henderson made to give them a second. The No. 1 passed straight to Silva, who fed Alvarez who recycled the ball to Gundogan who found Haaland. A dizzying sequence now had Foden and when he passed back, the Norwegian doubled the lead. All this without City’s pre-eminent talent, Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian spectator from the bench. What he saw was a team in total control who enjoyed a game of supreme ball playing with their visitors and brought the threat of a third. It arrived through Haaland, whose second hat-trick in a row came courtesy of John Stones’ diving header: from close range the lethal 22-year-old was never going to miss. The period ended with Álvarez hitting a low shot off Henderson’s right-hand post before Forest went down, dazed and confused. Steve Cooper’s side were on course for a heavy defeat. The sight of Haaland galloping into channels to claim possession and draw defenders around him was a red flag for him and City wanting more. So they hit a quarter. Again Forest were heavy: Silva danced inside and swept a ball to Joao Cancelo, who took an age to settle, then rifled into the top corner from 20 yards. Another measure beyond the scoreline of how City were doing was Guardiola’s move to replace Foden and Rodri with Riyad Mahrez and Cole Palmer within 10 minutes of the second half. The latter was soon applauded by his manager for a display of strength from the technical area, moments later whipping in a cross that demanded a finish. As the hour ticked on, City’s possession percentage stood at 77: it felt closer to 100 due to the relentless pounding they inflicted on their bewildered opponents as Álvarez, in a flurry of energy, made it 5-0 with a clean right-footed drive of the shoe. through the ill-fated Henderson. When Haaland wandered over on 68 minutes, a thunderous roar was his reward. Seeing the 6ft 3in predator go down might have cheered Forest a little except that De Bruyne was his replacement. For the latter phase, Sergio Gomez, 21, and 17-year-old Rico Lewis were each given a second appearance for City. There was zero dropout: Álvarez grabbed a second with minutes to go. Comments will open here soon.

title: “Haaland Scores Hat Trick As Manchester City Hammer Nottingham Forest For Six Premier League Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “John Gates”

If the star billing rightly goes to the centre-forward’s 14th career three-goal haul, just as impressive have been his lightning runs and incredible willingness to press when required. In the team’s last comprehensive performance of the Pep Guardiola era, Haaland offered further evidence that he adds a different, fearsome dimension to City. Nottingham Forest, with seven of Steve Cooper’s plethora of new additions, finished humiliated by the lesson taught by their hosts. Bernardo Silva’s mad dash gave Scott McKenna a first test: the No 26, momentarily confused, kicked the ball for a corner. This stuck to Julian Álvarez, making his full debut, and Forest laid it back for a second dead ball from the same right-hand quarter. This time, Gündogan’s delivery deflected off Rodri and Alvarez, again, denied. Here it was a welcome back to City for a league game after a two-decade break, the blue wave continued through Phil Foden’s graceful chip that sent Silva scrambling to collect before it was thwarted. The forest was under siege and, now, it was struck by a mockingbird. A fourth corner from Gundogan – from the left – was flicked to Foden, who, unmarked, lobbed a deft lob into the area. Erling Haaland sets fire to his first goal. Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images Ryan Yates, confused, let it bounce, Dean Henderson was a statue on his line, Joe Worrall couldn’t contain Erling Haaland and the No 9 plundered his seventh strike of his first Premier League campaign. It was 13 minutes and there would be more. Forest’s initial response was to deploy at the bottom, Morgan Gibbs-White and Lewis O’Brien involved in a move that saw Renan Llodi, donning Forest colors for the first time, without an empty header. City are tough enough without the kind of mistake Henderson made to give them a second. The No. 1 passed straight to Silva, who fed Alvarez who recycled the ball to Gundogan who found Haaland. A dizzying sequence now had Foden and when he passed back, the Norwegian doubled the lead. All this without City’s pre-eminent talent, Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian spectator from the bench. What he saw was a team in total control who enjoyed a game of supreme ball playing with their visitors and brought the threat of a third. It arrived through Haaland, whose second hat-trick in a row came courtesy of John Stones’ diving header: from close range the lethal 22-year-old was never going to miss. The period ended with Álvarez hitting a low shot off Henderson’s right-hand post before Forest went down, dazed and confused. Steve Cooper’s side were on course for a heavy defeat. The sight of Haaland galloping into channels to claim possession and draw defenders around him was a red flag for him and City wanting more. So they hit a quarter. Again Forest were heavy: Silva danced inside and swept a ball to Joao Cancelo, who took an age to settle, then rifled into the top corner from 20 yards. Another measure beyond the scoreline of how City were doing was Guardiola’s move to replace Foden and Rodri with Riyad Mahrez and Cole Palmer within 10 minutes of the second half. The latter was soon applauded by his manager for a display of strength from the technical area, moments later whipping in a cross that demanded a finish. As the hour ticked on, City’s possession percentage stood at 77: it felt closer to 100 due to the relentless pounding they inflicted on their bewildered opponents as Álvarez, in a flurry of energy, made it 5-0 with a clean right-footed drive of the shoe. through the ill-fated Henderson. When Haaland wandered over on 68 minutes, a thunderous roar was his reward. Seeing the 6ft 3in predator go down might have cheered Forest a little except that De Bruyne was his replacement. For the latter phase, Sergio Gomez, 21, and 17-year-old Rico Lewis were each given a second appearance for City. There was zero dropout: Álvarez grabbed a second with minutes to go. Comments will open here soon.

title: “Haaland Scores Hat Trick As Manchester City Hammer Nottingham Forest For Six Premier League Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Nancy Newmark”

If the star billing rightly goes to the centre-forward’s 14th career three-goal haul, just as impressive have been his lightning runs and incredible willingness to press when required. In the team’s last comprehensive performance of the Pep Guardiola era, Haaland offered further evidence that he adds a different, fearsome dimension to City. Nottingham Forest, with seven of Steve Cooper’s plethora of new additions, finished humiliated by the lesson taught by their hosts. Bernardo Silva’s mad dash gave Scott McKenna a first test: the No 26, momentarily confused, kicked the ball for a corner. This stuck to Julian Álvarez, making his full debut, and Forest laid it back for a second dead ball from the same right-hand quarter. This time, Gündogan’s delivery deflected off Rodri and Alvarez, again, denied. Here it was a welcome back to City for a league game after a two-decade break, the blue wave continued through Phil Foden’s graceful chip that sent Silva scrambling to collect before it was thwarted. The forest was under siege and, now, it was struck by a mockingbird. A fourth corner from Gundogan – from the left – was flicked to Foden, who, unmarked, lobbed a deft lob into the area. Erling Haaland sets fire to his first goal. Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images Ryan Yates, confused, let it bounce, Dean Henderson was a statue on his line, Joe Worrall couldn’t contain Erling Haaland and the No 9 plundered his seventh strike of his first Premier League campaign. It was 13 minutes and there would be more. Forest’s initial response was to deploy at the bottom, Morgan Gibbs-White and Lewis O’Brien involved in a move that saw Renan Llodi, donning Forest colors for the first time, without an empty header. City are tough enough without the kind of mistake Henderson made to give them a second. The No. 1 passed straight to Silva, who fed Alvarez who recycled the ball to Gundogan who found Haaland. A dizzying sequence now had Foden and when he passed back, the Norwegian doubled the lead. All this without City’s pre-eminent talent, Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian spectator from the bench. What he saw was a team in total control who enjoyed a game of supreme ball playing with their visitors and brought the threat of a third. It arrived through Haaland, whose second hat-trick in a row came courtesy of John Stones’ diving header: from close range the lethal 22-year-old was never going to miss. The period ended with Álvarez hitting a low shot off Henderson’s right-hand post before Forest went down, dazed and confused. Steve Cooper’s side were on course for a heavy defeat. The sight of Haaland galloping into channels to claim possession and draw defenders around him was a red flag for him and City wanting more. So they hit a quarter. Again Forest were heavy: Silva danced inside and swept a ball to Joao Cancelo, who took an age to settle, then rifled into the top corner from 20 yards. Another measure beyond the scoreline of how City were doing was Guardiola’s move to replace Foden and Rodri with Riyad Mahrez and Cole Palmer within 10 minutes of the second half. The latter was soon applauded by his manager for a display of strength from the technical area, moments later whipping in a cross that demanded a finish. As the hour ticked on, City’s possession percentage stood at 77: it felt closer to 100 due to the relentless pounding they inflicted on their bewildered opponents as Álvarez, in a flurry of energy, made it 5-0 with a clean right-footed drive of the shoe. through the ill-fated Henderson. When Haaland wandered over on 68 minutes, a thunderous roar was his reward. Seeing the 6ft 3in predator go down might have cheered Forest a little except that De Bruyne was his replacement. For the latter phase, Sergio Gomez, 21, and 17-year-old Rico Lewis were each given a second appearance for City. There was zero dropout: Álvarez grabbed a second with minutes to go. Comments will open here soon.

title: “Haaland Scores Hat Trick As Manchester City Hammer Nottingham Forest For Six Premier League Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Dina Hodson”

If the star billing rightly goes to the centre-forward’s 14th career three-goal haul, just as impressive have been his lightning runs and incredible willingness to press when required. In the team’s last comprehensive performance of the Pep Guardiola era, Haaland offered further evidence that he adds a different, fearsome dimension to City. Nottingham Forest, with seven of Steve Cooper’s plethora of new additions, finished humiliated by the lesson taught by their hosts. Bernardo Silva’s mad dash gave Scott McKenna a first test: the No 26, momentarily confused, kicked the ball for a corner. This stuck to Julian Álvarez, making his full debut, and Forest laid it back for a second dead ball from the same right-hand quarter. This time, Gündogan’s delivery deflected off Rodri and Alvarez, again, denied. Here it was a welcome back to City for a league game after a two-decade break, the blue wave continued through Phil Foden’s graceful chip that sent Silva scrambling to collect before it was thwarted. The forest was under siege and, now, it was struck by a mockingbird. A fourth corner from Gundogan – from the left – was flicked to Foden, who, unmarked, lobbed a deft lob into the area. Erling Haaland sets fire to his first goal. Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images Ryan Yates, confused, let it bounce, Dean Henderson was a statue on his line, Joe Worrall couldn’t contain Erling Haaland and the No 9 plundered his seventh strike of his first Premier League campaign. It was 13 minutes and there would be more. Forest’s initial response was to deploy at the bottom, Morgan Gibbs-White and Lewis O’Brien involved in a move that saw Renan Llodi, donning Forest colors for the first time, without an empty header. City are tough enough without the kind of mistake Henderson made to give them a second. The No. 1 passed straight to Silva, who fed Alvarez who recycled the ball to Gundogan who found Haaland. A dizzying sequence now had Foden and when he passed back, the Norwegian doubled the lead. All this without City’s pre-eminent talent, Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian spectator from the bench. What he saw was a team in total control who enjoyed a game of supreme ball playing with their visitors and brought the threat of a third. It arrived through Haaland, whose second hat-trick in a row came courtesy of John Stones’ diving header: from close range the lethal 22-year-old was never going to miss. The period ended with Álvarez hitting a low shot off Henderson’s right-hand post before Forest went down, dazed and confused. Steve Cooper’s side were on course for a heavy defeat. The sight of Haaland galloping into channels to claim possession and draw defenders around him was a red flag for him and City wanting more. So they hit a quarter. Again Forest were heavy: Silva danced inside and swept a ball to Joao Cancelo, who took an age to settle, then rifled into the top corner from 20 yards. Another measure beyond the scoreline of how City were doing was Guardiola’s move to replace Foden and Rodri with Riyad Mahrez and Cole Palmer within 10 minutes of the second half. The latter was soon applauded by his manager for a display of strength from the technical area, moments later whipping in a cross that demanded a finish. As the hour ticked on, City’s possession percentage stood at 77: it felt closer to 100 due to the relentless pounding they inflicted on their bewildered opponents as Álvarez, in a flurry of energy, made it 5-0 with a clean right-footed drive of the shoe. through the ill-fated Henderson. When Haaland wandered over on 68 minutes, a thunderous roar was his reward. Seeing the 6ft 3in predator go down might have cheered Forest a little except that De Bruyne was his replacement. For the latter phase, Sergio Gomez, 21, and 17-year-old Rico Lewis were each given a second appearance for City. There was zero dropout: Álvarez grabbed a second with minutes to go. Comments will open here soon.