Haaland's hat trick leads City to a dominant 4-1 victory against Ipswich Town

Manchester City, based in Manchester, England, unleashed a rapid onslaught of three goals in just under four minutes to secure a commanding 4-1 victory against newly-promoted Ipswich Town in the Premier League match at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The impressive display by City saw them quickly recover from a surprising setback at the start of the game.

Erling Haaland netted a hat trick while Kevin De Bruyne added one and City stayed perfect in their quest for a fifth consecutive league title, while Ipswich remain without a point.

Sammie Szmodics fired Ipswich to a surprise lead in the seventh minute when Ben Johnson sent him in behind City's defence, and Ederson mishandled his shot which rolled into the net.

The visitors' goal woke the proverbial sleeping giant with City netting three in the span of 191 seconds, sparked by Haaland's penalty kick in the 12th minute.

De Bruyne capitalised on an error by keeper Arijanet Muric to put City ahead, and Haaland earned his second of the afternoon when De Bruyne chipped a ball over the back line and the big Norwegian beat Muric to it. Haaland completed his hat trick with a rocket from just outside the 18-yard box in the 88th minute.