With another three goals in the first half, Erling Haaland led Manchester City to an unchallenged victory in the English Premier League over Nottingham Forest.
With his goals seven, eight and nine of the season, the former Borussia Dortmund striker was once again the player of the game on Wednesday in the champions' clear 6-0 (3-0) win over the newly promoted side.
The Norwegian international also set a league record with a total of nine goals after five games.
Standing ovation for Erling Haaland
Haaland only needed five ball contacts for his first two goals (12th/23rd minute) against the overwhelmed Premier League returnee.
Shortly before the break, the 22-year-old headed the lead to make it 3-0 (38').
"Oh, Haaland keeps scoring.
It's a surprise," former Dortmund teammate Mats Hummels tweeted with some irony.
Against Crystal Palace (4: 2) Haaland needed 19 minutes for his first hat trick on the island on Saturday.
After scoring three goals, he was substituted after 69 minutes to a standing ovation.
Gary Lineker was also concerned about how quickly the new attraction in the Premier League, Erling Haaland, could break the next record.
"The way Haaland is doing, he'll get Shearer's record before Kane," the former world-class striker wrote on Twitter.
Alan Shearer is the Premier League's all-time leading scorer with 260 goals.
Harry Kane (Tottenham) is currently fourth as the best active forward with 187 goals.
Julián Álvarez (65th/87th) and Joao Cancelo (50th) increased in the second round for the "Cityzens" around captain Ilkay Gündogan.
With 13 points, Pep Guardiola's strong team remains second in the table behind Arsenal.
The "Gunners" defeated Aston Villa 2-1 (1-0) and got their fifth win in the fifth game.