Manchester United have had a phenomenal start to the season. The Red Devils top the English Premier League with maximum points and have netted a remarkable 21 goals in five games. However, they are not the only club to have quickly racked up their goal tally while piling misery on their opponents... [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 19 Sep 201119 Sep 2011
Bolton opened their season with a bang by thrashing Premier League new boys QPR 4-0 on the first day of league action. Here Gary Cahill celebrates scoring his team(***)s first, little did he know the scoring had just begun [GALLO/GETTY]
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Real Madrid also wasted no time dilly-dallying around in La Liga smacking in six during their opener against Real Zaragoza. Pictured is Marcelo (C) celebrating after scoring Real(***)s second. However, Ronaldo was the star of the show claiming a day one hat-trick for Mourinho(***)s men [GALLO/GETTY]
City are out to prove this season that there are two teams from Manchester who could claim the title. Man City showed us how deadly they can be in front of goal putting five past a stunned Tottenham side to record an impressive 5-1 victory. Dzeko was the man of the match scoring three goals to claim the match ball and an extra one just for luck [GALLO/GETTY]
Wayne Rooney has started the season as brightly as Manchester United. He and his teammates produced the most unusual result of the season when they beat Arsenal 8-2 at Old Trafford. Rooney scored a hat-trick during a great performance for his side [GALLO/GETTY]
On this occasion Bolton were on the receiving end of a thrashing. Keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen had to retrieve the ball from the net five times against Manchester United as Alex Ferguson(***)s men continued to show their superiority. It was a game that saw Rooney score his second hat-trick in a row [GALLO/GETTY]
...And to Germany where Bayern Munich joined in the free-scoring with an emphatic 7-0 defeat over SC Freiburg. Mario Gomez scored four goals and here he is celebrating his team(***)s fifth [GALLO/GETTY]
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After finishing outside the European spots last season, Juventus were revamped during the break and now look like a force to be reckoned with. They have not struggled to score goals and here they celebrate a fantastic 4-1 victory over rivals Parma [GALLO/GETTY]
And of course Lionel Messi has not been left out of the goal scoring action. Barcelona spent 90 minutes toying with Osasuna while putting away eight goals and hardly breaking sweat. Messi was on the money with a hat-trick and new signing Cesc Fabregas got in on the rout with one of his own [GALLO/GETTY]
Tottenham recovered from their thrashing by Man City to dole out their own punishment on Liverpool. New signing Emmanuel Adebayor (R) scored a brace and Luka Modric an absolute beauty in their 4-0 win at White Hart Lane. The victory pushed them up the table and signalled their intent to finish in the top four [GALLO/GETTY]
Sunderland made up for the fact they hadn(***)t won a game in the Premier League by routing a well-fancied Stoke side. Here Craig Gardner celebrates with David Vaughan after scoring their third goal of four against The Potters. It was a game that proved that both the big and smaller clubs of the league can stick the boot in where it hurts [GALLO/GETTY]
