Manchester United misery compounded by Haaland & Foden double hat-trick for City

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Manchester United become only second club in Premier League history to concede a double hat-trick – and it happened in a derby

Phil Foden and Erling Haaland celebrate after scoring a hat-trick apiece for Manchester City in the derby against Manchester United.
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Manchester United have become only the second club in Premier League history to concede two hat-tricks in a game after both Erling Haaland and Phil Foden bagged trebles in a 6-3 derby win for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Both players scored two each in a one-sided first half and the Norwegian went on to complete his third Premier League hat-trick of the season after 64 minutes.

And nine minutes later, Haaland turned provider for Foden to make it 6-1 and compete his hat-trick.

United managed to pull two goals back late in the game through substitute Anthony Martial, but Erik ten Hag's side still endured a miserable afternoon in a 6-3 defeat to their city rivals.

The two previous double hat-tricks in Premier League games were both scored in games against Southampton.

Robert Pires and Jermaine Pennant netted three each for Arsenal in a 6-1 win over Southampton in 2003, while Leicester pair Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy claimed trebles in the Foxes' 9-0 thrashing of the Saints in 2019.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.