Premier League: 7 Players who previously scored a hat-trick on opening weekend

Modified Aug 10, 2019 23:51 GMT

Raheem Sterling opened his account for the new season with a hat-trick!

#4 Fabrizio Ravanelli - vs. Liverpool (1996)

Ravanelli's blistering start at Middlesbrough met with an equally tragic end

Just hours after Campbell got the ball rolling with a fabulous display of individual brilliance, Middlesbrough's new recruit Fabrizio Ravanelli replicated the magic in Teesside.

Fresh from winning the Champions League with Juventus, the former Italian striker responded to the raucous reception he received from the fans with a hat-trick against Liverpool to settle a riveting 3-3 draw at the Riverside stadium.

Quite astonishingly, Ravanelli cancelled out the Reds on all three occasions in the game, equalising for Middlesbrough each time the visitors went ahead.

Stig Inge Bjornebye, John Barnes and Robbie Fowler all struck apiece for Liverpool, but each was dealt a with leveller soon after through Ravanelli.

Yet, for all the hullaballoo that he caused with this treble on the opening day, Middlesbrough went down by the end of the season, raking up only 39 points from 38 games as Ravanelli could muster only 16 goals overall.