Man City star Sergio Aguero sets Premier League hat-tricks record – more than Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool legends
Sergio Aguero was in devastating form for Manchester City on Sunday afternoon as the Argentine grabbed a hat-trick in the 6-1 demolition of Aston Villa.
Already City's all-time record goalscorer, Aguero set more records tumbling at Villa Park as Pep Guardiola's men ran riot in the Midlands.
AGUERO'S 12 HAT-TRICKS
2011: Man City 3-0 Wigan Athletic (2011)
2014: Man City 4-1 Tottenham (4 goals)
2015: Man City 6-0 QPR
2015: Man City 6-1 Newcastle (5 goals)
2016: Chelsea 0-3 Man City
2017: Watford 0-6 Man City
2018: Man City 3-1 Newcastle
2018: Man City 5-1 Leicester (4 goals)
2018: Man City 6-1 Huddersfield Town
2019: Man City 3-1 Arsenal
2019: Man City 6-0 Chelsea
2020: Aston Villa 1-6 Man City
It now means the Argentine has scored the most hat-tricks in Premier League history, surpassing none other than Newcastle legend Alan Shearer.
Aguero equalled the record last season with a superb treble to take down Chelsea at the Etihad in February.
The 31-year-old has now registered 12 hat-tricks in the English top flight, and will look to add to that total in the years to come.
MOST HAT-TRICKS IN PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY
Sergio Aguero (Man City) - 12
Alan Shearer (Southampton, Blackburn, Newcastle) - 11
Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds, Man City) - 9
Thierry Henry (Arsenal) - 8
Harry Kane (Tottenham) - 8
Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle, Man United, Stoke) - 8
Wayne Rooney (Everton, Man United) - 8
Luis Suarez (Liverpool) - 6
Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham, Man United, Fulham) - 5
Andy Cole (Newcastle, Man United, Blackburn, Fulham, Man City, Portsmouth) - 5
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man United) - 5
Robin van Persie (Arsenal, Man United) - 5
Ian Wright (Arsenal, West Ham) - 5
Liverpool icon Robbie Fowler is third in the all-time list (9), while Thierry Henry has eight to his name.
English trio Harry Kane, Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney have the same total as the Frenchman,
Meanwhile, former Liverpool goal machine Luis Suarez scored six hat-tricks during his three-and-a-half year stint in the Premier League.
AGUERO THE GOAL MACHINE
177 Premier League goals
12 hat-tricks
17 headed goals
1 chested goal
126 right-footed goals
33 left-footed goals
Aguero's goalscoring exploits at the weekend also moved him infront of Henry by becoming the league's top scoring overseas player of all time.
He has now scored 177 goals – from 255 league games – to overhaul Henry’s mark of 175 with a clinical performance at Villa Park.
Former Manchester United and Arsenal forward Robin van Persie lies third in the rankings with 144 goals.