Man City fans spot moment Jack Grealish “robbed” Erling Haaland of another hat-trick

Some Manchester City supporters have spotted a moment during Saturday’s win over Brighton that saw Jack Grealish miss a glaring opportunity to hand Erling Haaland a fourth Premier League hat-trick.

The prolific Norwegian struck twice – including one from the penalty spot – as City bounced back from last week’s loss at Liverpool with a 3-1 victory over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.

However, he could have had even more had Grealish spotted the striker in plenty of space on the edge of Brighton’s penalty area in the second half. The £100million man had the ball at his feet in a promising area with a clear passing lane open to the feet of City’s most prolific marksman.

Unfortunately from the host’s perspective, Grealish either failed to spot Haaland or chose to ignore but the outcome remained that the league’s leading goal-scorer did not end up with the ball at his feet. The passage of play has hardly helped the former Aston Villa skipper silence the doubters.

As reported by The Mirror, City fans took to Reddit to give their thoughts on the moment, with one writing: “Why didn’t Grealish pass it to Haaland here when he’s wide open and onside? Robbed Haaland of his hat trick.”

Another added: “Me and my mate watching this live and we all noticed it he had time to make the decision and pass. It was a bad decision by Grealish. He is very hesitant to put a through ball in.”