Kathmandu,

September 1,

A stunning second successive hat-trick from Erling Haaland was the highlight as Manchester City turned on the style at the Etihad Stadium with a 6-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest.

Haaland hit a thrilling treble as City came from 2-0 down to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 at the weekend but he made sure this was a more straightforward affair, scoring a perfect hat-trick with his left foot, right foot and head inside 38 minutes.

City weren’t done there as Joao Cancelo got in on the act five minutes into the second half with a superb long-range strike into the top corner from the edge of the area.

Julian Alvarez added a fifth for City in the 65th minute, latching onto a brilliant through pass by Riyad Mahrez to finish well into the bottom corner from a tight angle to mark his first league start with a goal.

The Argentine then had his brace three minutes from time with a superb strike into the top corner to cap off a special night under the lights for the City fans.