Southampton’ Senegal forward Sadio Mane rewrote the record books with the fastest ever hat-trick in the English top-flight inside three minutes as it thrashed relegation-threatened Aston Villa 6-1 on Saturday.
His treble was timed at two minutes and 56 seconds breaking Scotland striker Graham Leggat’s record of three minutes for Fulham in a club record 10-1 win over Ipswich Town in 1963.
Mane also snatched Robbie Fowler’s record for the fastest Premier League treble hat-trick which was four minutes and 33 seconds for Liverpool against Arsenal on August 28, 1994.
Mane struck in the 13th, 14th and 16th minutes to give Saints a 3-0 lead before Shane Long netted twice to send the home side into the dressing rooms leading 5-1 at halftime.
Meanwhile, Norwich City will meet Middlesbrough at Wembley for a place in the Premier League next season after a 3-1 victory over 10-man Ipswich Town in their Championship playoff semifinal, second leg at Carrow Road.
