Saturday was the day for English Premier League star attackers to end their goal droughts. Harry Kane found the back of the net against Manchester City, whilst Rooney scored past Sunderland.
However, the big news of the day was that of Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, who after going 873 minutes without a single goal for the Gunners, bagged a hat-trick against Leicester City.
The north London side traveled to the King Power Stadium on Saturday and found themselves trailing after only 13 minutes, before a lovely Theo Walcott goal pulled Arsenal level.
In the 33rd minute, Sanchez tapped the ball into the Leicester City net to give his side the lead and end his long wait for a goal. 13 minutes after the break and the Chilean attacker’s brace was completed. 23 minutes after that and the hat-trick was achieved.
The 26-year-old’s three-goal haul saw him enter the record books as the first player in history to score a hat-trick in three of the four big European leagues in the last 20 years.
Alexis Sanchez is the only player to score a hat-trick in 3 of the 4 big European leagues in the last 20 years.
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) September 26, 2015
His heroics against Claudio Ranieri’s crew also garnished him praise on Twitter. Check out some of the best tweets.
He is back Scoring !!! Alexis Sanchez BABY !! pic.twitter.com/o2qrcnis1l
— Osman (@OsmanZtheGooner) September 26, 2015
What a terrific performance from the lads. And Alexis Sanchez is back baby! Superb hattrick! #Arsenal
— Abhilash. (@AbhilashSanyal) September 26, 2015
Prior to his hat-trick vs Leicester today, Alexis Sanchez went 873 Premier League minutes without a goal. pic.twitter.com/2uiX4jNAuj
— BPL Zone (@BPLZone) September 26, 2015
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez becomes the first player to score a hattrick in England, Spain & Italy's top flight leagues [@InfostradaLive]
— Deji Kofi Faremi (@deejayfaremi) September 26, 2015
How many goals for you today Alexis? @Alexis_Sanchez https://t.co/C9lpa66iRG
— Arsenal religion (@Dominic777775) September 26, 2015
Alexis Sanchez. 873 minutes without a Premier League goal until today. Then, three in 80 minutes. pic.twitter.com/Q7IZBHkHdq
— Wayne Veysey (@wayneveysey) September 26, 2015
Alexis Sánchez: 3 Goals, 7 Shots, 3 Key Passes, 7 Dribbles, 3 Tackles, 78% Passing Accuracy. #Arsenal #MOTM pic.twitter.com/zfxW8i9vHS
— Michael Gooner (@MickTheGooner) September 26, 2015
8 - Alexis Sanchez has become the 8th different South American player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League. Samba.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 26, 2015
Alexis Sánchez scores his first competitive hat-trick for Arsenal. Match ball. pic.twitter.com/xHoSq5V4I2
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 26, 2015