Erling Haaland bagged his sixth hat trick of the season on Saturday evening – and he immediately made a cheeky dig at Jack Grealish.
Haaland scored three of Manchester City’s six goals against Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-finals, and he collected the match ball before passing it to Grealish at the end of the game.
Haaland said something to Grealish that made the expensive City player throw the ball at him while laughing, and the interaction between the two players was enjoyed by City fans as the video went viral.
One fan joked: “Erling Haaland has got that many match balls from hat-tricks this season that he’s now trying to give them away!”
“He’s letting Grealish touch it cause he knows he’ll never get one,” a second joked. While a third added: “His hattricks are competing with Jack’s goals and assists…”
And a fourth joked: “Haaland letting Grealish touch the ball at least once before they leave the pitch.”
Erling Haaland letting @JackGrealish feel the match ball.pic.twitter.com/SYIKOtfWKP
— City Report (@cityreport_) March 18, 2023
Saturday’s hat-trick now means Haaland has netted more hat-tricks this season than the rest of the Premier League combined.
Haaland has six, while Mohamed Salah, Ivan Toney, Son Heung-min, Phil Foden, and Leandro Trossard all have one.
