The fifth round of the English Premier League saw the outstanding performance of Norwegian star Erling Haaland, a forward for Manchester City, while Egyptian Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, went scoreless for the second consecutive match. Haaland led Manchester City to a stunning 6-0 victory over Nottingham Forest last Wednesday at the "Etihad" Stadium, scoring a hat-trick with goals in the 12th, 23rd, and 38th minutes.
According to statistics from "Opta," Haaland became the first player to score 9 goals in August in Premier League history, breaking the record previously held by English star Harry Kane of Tottenham, who scored 8 goals in 26 matches. Moreover, he became the first player to score 9 goals in his first 5 league matches, surpassing the record of 8 goals held by retired players Mickey Quinn and Argentine Sergio Aguero, a Manchester City legend.
Haaland (22 years old) achieved his second consecutive hat-trick after previously scoring three goals against Crystal Palace (4-2) in the fourth round of the Premier League. Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's top scorer and the leading scorer of the last Premier League season, failed to score for the second match in a row, while last season's other top scorer, South Korean Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur, has yet to find the net this season.
Here is the ranking of the top scorers in the English Premier League after the fifth round of matches:
1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 9 goals
2. Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham) – 5 goals
3. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) – 4 goals
3. Rodrigo (Leeds United) – 4 goals
3. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) – 4 goals
6. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – 3 goals
6. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) – 3 goals
6. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) – 3 goals
6. Pascal Groß (Brighton) – 3 goals
6. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) – 3 goals
6. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) – 3 goals
6. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) – 3 goals
13. Che Adams (Southampton) – 3 goals
13. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) – 2 goals
13. Joshua Dasilva (Brentford) – 2 goals
13. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) – 2 goals
13. Anthony Gordon (Everton) – 2 goals
13. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) – 2 goals
13. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton) – 2 goals
13. James Maddison (Leicester City) – 2 goals
13. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – 2 goals
13. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 2 goals
13. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) – 2 goals
13. Ivan Toney (Brentford) – 2 goals
13. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) – 2 goals
