Erling Haaland smashed home four goals as five-star Manchester City destroyed helpless Wolves 5-1 at the Etihad to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to a point.
After Mikel Arteta’s side moved four clear with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth earlier in the day, Pep Guardiola’s men showed they are in the mood to become the first club to win four straight English titles with a glorious performance to reduce the gap.
Haaland converted two penalties (12′, 45+3′) either side of a powerful header (35′) in the first period before slamming a powerful shot into the net for a fourth (54′) seconds after Hwang Hee-Chan had netted for the under siege visitors on 53 minutes.
Haaland departed to a standing ovation from the home fans with his replacement Julian Alvarez adding the fifth on 85 minutes.
City break their all-time home record that saw them enjoy a 42-game unbeaten streak between December 1919 and November 1921.
But more importantly, they need only three more wins to claim a historic Premier League crown with Fulham (away), Tottenham (away) and West Ham (home) left between them and the English game’s biggest prize.