Erling Haaland said it “feels fantastic to score four goals” as the striker inspired Manchester City to a 5-1 victory against Wolves at the Etihad on Saturday.

The Norwegian produced a man of the match performance as he converted two penalties and an incredible header in the first half to seal a ninth hat-trick in City blue.

He then added a fourth eight minutes into the second period to restore our three-goal advantage just moments after Wolves forward, Hwang Hee-chan, had scored.

Late substitute, Julian Alvarez, added a fifth in the closing stages as Pep Guardiola’s side completed 20 league matches without defeat and, with a game in hand on leaders Arsenal, are just three victories from a record fourth successive top-flight title.

“Great game, important win,” said the prolific No.9. “Feels fantastic to score four goals, [and an] important win.

“It was a difficult game, they can play football so it was not easy, but we were solid and we were on a mission, were were so focused on the game and now we focus on the next one.”