Man City 5-1 Wolves: Erling Haaland scores four as champions move to within three wins of another title

Erling Haaland produced a breathtaking performance as Manchester City beat Wolves 5-1, scoring four goals as the champions moved to within three wins of a record fourth consecutive Premier League title.

Arsenal's comfortable victory over Bournemouth earlier on Saturday extended the Gunners' lead at the top of the table to four points but Pep Guardiola's team - who hold a game in hand - were never panicked.

City led after just 12 minutes when Haaland converted his first of two penalties, although Craig Pawson's decision to penalise Rayan Ait-Nouri for catching Josko Gvardiol was described as "harsh" by Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher and "terrible" by Gary O'Neil.

Haaland doubled his tally with a towering header from Rodri's pinpoint cross and had his hat-trick before half-time with his second penalty, belatedly awarded by Pawson following a pitch-side review that showed Nelson Semedo had clearly fouled the striker.

Hee-Chan Hwang looked to have reignited the contest after Ederson's error, only for Haaland to douse the flames with a brilliant fourth moments later.

There was still time for Julian Alvarez to add a fifth on his 100th City appearance as the champions took another step towards the title - and chipped into Arsenal's superior goal difference.

At the age of 23, Haaland now has a remarkable 21 career hat-tricks, with six of those coming in the Premier League.

The striker was given a helping hand for his first goal by referee Pawson, who pointed to the spot under pressure from City players after a collision between Gvardiol and Ait-Nouri.

The pair seemed to run into each other as Gvardiol's shot flew over the bar but VAR did not advise the official to overturn his decision, and Haaland took advantage by firing in the penalty.

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