Manchester City goal-machine Erling Haaland bagged his fifth Premier League hat-trick on Saturday as the champions maintained their perfect start with a 5-1 defeat of Fulham.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min grabbed three goals for Tottenham Hotspur in a 5-2 win at Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion's teenage striker Evan Ferguson also scored a treble as his team outclassed visiting Newcastle United 3-1 in the late kick-off.
Haaland, who scored four league hat-tricks in a record-shattering first season with City, is already in the groove and his triple against Fulham took his season's goal tally to six.
Erling Haaland (C) celebrates with a Manchester City teammate during a Premier League match against Fulham in Manchester, UK, September 2, 2023. /CFP
Julian Alvarez opened the scoring for City in the first half with Tim Ream equalizing for Fulham, Nathan Ake then put the home side ahead before Haaland grabbed centre stage as the hosts cut loose.
City, bidding to win an unprecedented fourth successive English league title, have a maximum 12 points with Spurs on 10 after they demolished Burnley at Turf Moor.
Elsewhere in Europe, Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham again proved the match-winner as he struck in added time to snatch a 2-1 victory over Getafe as the Spanish giants made their home debut in La Liga this season at their refurbished Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
In Germany, Bayern Munich substitute Mathys Tel headed an 87th minute goal to grab a 2-1 victory at Borussia Moenchengladbach and end his side's five-game winless run against the hosts to secure their third victory in three Bundesliga matches.
In Italy, Lazio's Luis Alberto and Daichi Kamada secured a 2-1 win for last season's runners-up at champions Napoli in Serie A to earn Maurizio Sarri's side their first points of the season, while the hosts suffered their first defeat.
In France, Monaco moved to the top of Ligue 1 as they registered an emphatic 3-0 home win over Racing Lens.