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Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland will be an all-time Man City great after the striker continued his ruthless start to the season by netting a 26-minute hat-trick in 6-0 win over Nottingham Forest

Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland has to the potential to write himself into Manchester City folklore after his incredible assault on the Premier League continued with a second successive hat-trick.

The 22-year-old bagged a 26-minute first-half treble to put Nottingham Forest to the sword in a 6-0 win, just four days after doing the same to Crystal Palace.

He is now the first player in the Premier League era to score nine goals in his first five games and looks set to challenge Andy Cole and Alan Shearer's record high of 34 goals in a season.