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Iheanacho scores first career hat-trick as Leicester City decimate Sheffield United

Kelechi Iheanacho has recorded his first hat-trick for club and country after striking thrice in Leicester City’s 5-0 obliteration of Sheffield United on Sunday.

Having bowed 2-0 to Southampton in their last time out – a result which got Chris Wilder fired – the Blades went to the King Power Stadium with the ambition of returning to winning ways.

Nevertheless, they were blown away by the hosts who are unyielding in their quest to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

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3 - Kelechi Iheanacho has scored the first hat-trick of his Premier League career, while each of the last three hat-tricks in the competition have been scored by African players (following Aubameyang v Leeds and Mahrez v Burnley).