Pep Guardiola dethrones Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson as Erling Haaland hat-trick creates yet more history

Pep Guardiola created Premier League historical past with their 3-1 win over West Ham – dethroning Sir Alex Ferguson.

Erling Haaland hit a surprising hat-trick, virtually taking the online off along with his second, making it back-to-back trebles.

That outcomes means Guardiola has not been crushed by West Ham in any of the 17 matches he is coached towards them.

It is now essentially the most video games a supervisor has confronted a selected opponent with out shedding to them within the historical past of the Premier League.

Previous to the conflict on the London Stadium, Guardiola had overseen 14 wins and two attracts towards the Hammers.

And that has now been prolonged with an imperious show in east London.

Haaland’s hat-trick was additionally a history-maker – it means the membership have had extra trebles (43) than another membership since 1992, overtaking Liverpool.

The Norwegian has additionally now received extra objectives after three Premier League video games (7) than another participant.

And total it is 70 strikes in 69 league appearances for the champions.

“He’s taking part in significantly better in every thing,” Guardiola mentioned after the sport. “He stays 20 minutes or half an hour after coaching classes. Final season not even as soon as was he there as a result of he didn’t really feel good – drained, niggles.

“What he wants is the staff to present him extra balls within the last third. We’re going to create these conditions. He’s unstoppable, there’s no central defender, not even with a gun to cease him.”

It may have been a lot worse for West Ham too, Alphonse Areola – substituted at half-time – made quite a lot of good saves, with one seize denying Kevin De Bruyne a surprising purpose.

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The Belgian hit the publish within the first interval too earlier than the Hammers gave Man Metropolis some scares with Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus each ever-present threats.

Nonetheless, the reigning Premier League held their rivals off and helped their supervisor create historical past.

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Guardiola had been tied on a 16-game unbeaten run alongside legendary Manchester United supervisor Sir Alex Ferguson.

The enduring coach of the Purple Devils did not lose in 16 clashes with Charlton between 1998 and 2009 – additionally profitable 14 and drawing two.

Man Metropolis’s win additionally had the added bonus of sending them again to the highest of the Premier League.

Arsenal spurned the prospect to take the lead within the sport’s early kick-off as they drew 1-1 with fellow high-flyers Brighton.

The sport was not with out controversy although as Declan Rice was despatched off for 2 bookable offences.

The second of these was when he kicked the ball away to delay the Seagulls taking a fast free-kick.

Liverpool are the one staff who can probably usurp Metropolis this weekend as they tackle Manchester United at Previous Trafford.

Arne Slot’s aspect would want to win by three clear objectives towards their rivals to imagine prime spot.

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