Erling Haaland says his father's home-made lasagna is the secret to his many, many goals

• Erling Haaland has scored 17 goals in just 11 matches for Manchester City this season.
• The secret to his goal-scoring ability is his father's homemade lasagna, the Norwegian striker says.

Erling Haaland's hat trick against Manchester United on Sunday means he has now scored 17 goals in just 11 matches since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund this summer.

The secret to his goal-scoring prowess? According to the man himself, it's his father's homemade lasagna.

"My father has made lasagna for me before the last three home games," Haaland told Norwegian broadcasters Viasat, via Spox, after City's 6-3 victory over United.

"He must be putting something special into it."

With his goals against United, the 22-year-old Haaland became the first player in English Premier League history to score a hat trick in three consecutive top flight home games, having also hit three against against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.

He also became the fastest player in the league's history to score three hat tricks, having done so in only eight matches.

The previous fastest player to score three EPL hat tricks was Liverpool striker Michael Owen, who did so in 48 games.

Following City's win on Sunday, City boss Pep Guardiola also hailed the impact of Haaland's parents on his goalscoring abilities — though he didn't mention his father's cooking.

"The quality we have alongside him helps him score, but what he is doing I didn't teach him," said Guardiola. "He has incredible instincts. It comes from his mum and dad. He was born with that."