Hat-trick hero Haaland does it again

City extends its early lead over Arsenal in title race as Arteta left lamenting 'inconsistent' red-card decision

At the rate Erling Haaland is scoring, keeping up with Manchester City is going to be a difficult task in the English Premier League.

So, while it's still only three games into the season, it felt significant when title rival Arsenal dropped points on Saturday and then saw City take full advantage thanks to another hat-trick from its Norwegian goal machine.

Haaland netted his second treble in two games, as City beat West Ham 3-1 to maintain its perfect start and move two points ahead of Arsenal, which was held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton after Declan Rice was sent off early in the second half.