In Monday's historic Euro 2024 qualifier, Bukayo Saka scored an incredible first-career hat-trick to lead raging England to a 7-0 triumph over North Macedonia.
With four victories from their four Group C games, Gareth Southgate's team has reached the halfway point of qualification and is all but guaranteed to travel to Germany.
Marcus Rashford and Kalvin Phillips both scored in an Old Trafford rout in which Harry Kane scored twice, but ever-improving talent Saka's incredible treble made him the show's star.
The 21-year-old demonstrated why he is regarded as one of the world's top young talents by being the focal point of a catchy new chant about England traveling to Berlin.
After Kane's first goal, his sixth in a row, and prior to Rashford's goal at his home field, Saka hammered home from a tight angle.
After the break, the youthful forward startled the crowd of 70,708 when he scored a spectacular left-footed goal after a similarly fantastic assist from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Soon after, replacement Phillips' tap-in and a Kane penalty kick helped Saka complete the first hat-trick of his senior career.With four victories in four games, Gareth Southgate's team has reached the halfway point of qualification and is all but guaranteed to travel to Germany.
Saka scored three goals, one of which was a spectacular long-range shot, and Harry Kane added two more goals to keep Gareth Southgate's team in command at the top of Group C.
Saka extended the advantage with a thunderous strike that sailed past goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski at the near post. North Macedonia held firm until Kane produced a calm finish at the back stick.
Before Arsenal's Saka completed his hat trick at the start of the second half, Rashford rattled in the third. Saka then finished with ease to win the game's MVP award after first crashing a half-volley into the top corner from the edge of the box.
After being introduced, Kalvin Phillips quickly got a tap, and Kane finished things off with an easy seventh.
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