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Planet SportPhil Foden says it was 'special' to score a hat-trick against Manchester United
Both Foden and Erling Haaland hit trebles as champions Manchester City thrashed their neighbours 6-3 in their Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. While Haaland's hat-trick was a remarkable third in successive home league games, Foden's was the first of his senior career and took his goal tally for the club he supported as a boy past 50. "I have been dreaming about scoring against Manchester United and things just fell for me in the right areas and I am really thankful that I put them away."
Planet SportJurgen Klopp insists it's normal for top players to sometimes lose confidence
Klopp is remaining patient but knows Tuesday's Champions League tie at home to Rangers has become a key game having already lost once in Group A. "People can ask how could it happen that these players are not full of confidence?" said the German.
The Canadian PressHaaland's goal prowess evoking memories of Ronaldo, Messi
MANCHESTER, England, AP â The contrast could hardly have been more stark. While Erling Haaland plundered his latest hat-trick in a season that threatens to see him smash Premier League scoring records, Cristiano Ronaldo sat, glum-faced, on the sidelines. Here was confirmation of a passing of the guard. We have entered the Haaland era, with the reigns of Ronaldo and Lionel Messi cast aside. The Manchester City striker has the scoring power of those two greats at their height. He is playing for, a
