Before Erling Haaland, Ruud van Nistelrooy was the fastest player to reach four Premier League hat-tricks.

The Dutchman reached the milestone in 65 games. Haaland has done it in 19.

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Erling Haaland scored his fourth Manchester City hat-trick and took his goal tally for the season to 31 in all competitions as relegation-threated Wolves were swept aside by Pep Guardiola's men.

By his own incredibly high standards, Haaland had been going through a barren spell.

But after ending a three-game drought against Tottenham on Thursday, the Norwegian demolished Wolves in a 12-minute spell either side of half-time.

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Leandro Trossard also made his debut this weekend. The 28-year-old switched the Amex for the Emirates after joining Arsenal from Brighton for £21m.

He came on as a 82nd-minute substitute for the Gunners in their 3-2 win over Manchester United.

We saw a couple of debuts across the Premier League this weekend.

Mykhailo Mudryk was lively when he came off the bench after 55 minutes in Chelsea's 0-0 draw against Liverpool at Anfield.

The Blues' £89m new signing had a weaving run into the penalty area which ended with a shot into the side-netting and he was unlucky on two occasions when he stole in unnoticed at the far post.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter said: "He's not played football for a while, he's been on a mid-season break. We had to manage his minutes, but you can see his quality."

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According to reports, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund are both hoping to secure the signing of 18-year-old Ivan Fresneda from Real Valladolid.

The clubs have already agreed terms for the Spanish right-back, who would be expected to return to his current club on loan for the rest of the season.

Fresneda is expected to confirm his decision later today.

Remember, we want to know who you think your club should sign in the January transfer window.

There's eight days left and the transfer rumour mill is heating up.

What do you make of your side's transfer window so far? And what player would make massive improvements to your team?

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According to the Telegraph, external, Brighton are in talks to sign Ukraine centre-back Mykola Matviyenko from Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal that could be worth up to £20 million.

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As we've mentioned, there's only eight days left in the January transfer window. Here's a look at today's transfer gossip...

West Ham United's Declan Rice is leaning towards joining Arsenal in the summer, with Chelsea and Manchester United also expected to compete for the 24-year-old England midfielder's signature.(Guardian), external

Aston Villa remain hopeful of completing a deal for Marseille midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 23, before the transfer deadline.(Express & Star), external

Chelsea still have an interest in Moises Caicedo despite having a £55m bid for the 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder rejected by Brighton.(Football.London), external

Wolverhampton Wanderers have told Liverpool they have no intention of selling Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, this month.(Football Insider), external

Read all the gossip here.

That's all from Eddie Howe for today.

Here's a look at this week's semi-final first-leg fixtures:

Newcastle v Southampton (Tuesday, 20:00 GMT)

Nottingham Forest v Man Utd (Wednesday, 20:00 GMT)

Forest manager Steve Cooper and Southampton boss Nathan Jones will also be speaking to the media later today. We'll bring you all the main lines from those.

Newcastle United

Howe speaking about Newcastle's January transfer plans: "From my side I try to shift my focus from one thing to another and I think that is one of my strengths. My first priority is always the games and is always the players we have here. Then once that is done we turn to the transfer market and making sure we identify the players that can come into the group and make us stronger.

On finding a replacement for Chris Wood, who has joined Nottingham Forest on loan: "The club are trying. That’s where we are, there is no news to give you. No positive news but there is a lot of work going on."

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More from Howe on Tuesday's semi-final first-leg: "We want it to be a tie for the supporters. The only way we can guarantee that is by performing at our best. I think the away game will be a really good spectacle for the fans that travel. It’s on TV so everyone will have chance to watch.

"Then the home game will be a special night I think. Our job is to make sure we are in a good position going into that tie. We are desperate for the next step but we have to take our mind off that and focus on the process and the job and the job is to go to Southampton and perform well."

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Howe on reaching a semi-final: "We are delighted to be where we are but the semi-final itself isn’t enough for anybody. You go into these games and to say you got into a semi-final means nothing, you want to get one step further. I know the players feel the same way.

On whether Tuesday's tie is the biggest game of the season: "It’s a really special game. It’s difficult to categorise where it stands in the season. For me, we understand the importance of these two games coming up. In our season as well because we always want to keep the positive momentum.

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Howe on whether Southampton have changed under Nathan Jones: "I’d say not a huge transition. Ralph [Hasenhuttl] had his way of playing and Nathan has his. There are subtle differences but not drastic changes.

"Nathan I admire greatly as a manager. I think he has done very well in his career looking at what he did at Luton. He has now gone to a new club and he is looking to implement his ideas there. We know with a new manager and new players coming in we face a different challenge than under Ralph.

"With the cup game it is a chance for both teams to get away from the Premier League and the pressure that brings and that will be an interesting dynamic going into these games."

Newcastle United

Eddie Howe on Newcastle's recent performances: "I think we have played well and our general performances have been of a very high level. That’s the first thing you look for – how is the team performing.

"Are we seeing what we are executing in training on the pitch? Yes we are. Is it perfect? No. Will it ever be? No. You are always looking to improve. Of course would like more goals but I can’t fault the effort of the players."

On going 15 Premier League games unbeaten: "To go 15 games is hugely satisfying achievement. The disappointing thing is after the game on Saturday it didn’t feel that way, it felt like a defeat. The expectations are so high internally and externally and we are very motivated as a group that we were disappointed with the actual result, not the performance.

"We need to keep perspective of how well the players are doing and make sure they don’t feel any burden or any negativity."

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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media ahead of his side's meeting with Southampton in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

The Magpies, who are third in the Premier League table, extended their unbeaten run to a club-record 15 top-flight games when they played out a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Let's hear what Howe has to say...