Who has scored the most Premier League hat-tricks for Man Utd?
From Eric Cantona, to Wayne Rooney, to Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester Utd have had their fair share of hat-trick heroes in the Premier League. The Red Devils’ very first Premier League hat-trick was scored by Andrei Kanchelskis back in November of 1994 against local rivals Man City in a 5-0 win at Old Trafford.
When it comes to Premier hat-tricks against bitter rivals, Man Utd fans will immediately remember Dimitar Berbatov’s three goals vs Liverpool in a thrilling Premier League encounter that saw Sir Alex Ferguson’s side triumph 3-2. That was the only Premier League hat-trick scored by a Man Utd player in their title winning 2010-11 season.
Wayne Rooney, one of the most notable Man Utd signings of this millennium, currently remains the club’s top Premier League hat-trick scorer, with six to his name after a glittering career following his move from Everton as an 18-year-old.
Player | Hat-Tricks |
Wayne Rooney | 6 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 5 |
Dimitar Berbatov | 4 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 |
Dwight Yorke | 3 |
Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 3 |
Andy Cole | 3 |
Paul Scholes | 2 |
Robin van Persie | 2 |
Anthony Martial | 1 |
Andrei Kanchelskis | 1 |
Bruno Fernandes | 1 |
Amad Diallo | 1 |
Shinji Kagawa | 1 |
Teddy Sheringham | 1 |
One of the best players to ever wear the famous red shirt, Cristiano Ronaldo registered three Premier League hat-tricks as a Man Utd player. The first of those came in 2008 in a 6-0 home victory over Newcastle. But Ronaldo had to wait over 14 years for his next Premier League hat-trick, which arrived in March 2022 against Spurs during CR7’s second spell at the club.
Ronaldo’s third English top flight hat-trick came just over a month after his second as part of a 3-2 win at home to Norwich City. This brought the Portuguese legend level with the likes of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke on three Premier League hat-tricks.
| Date | Player | Opposition | Home/Away | Result |
| 10/11/1994 | Andrei Kanchelskis | Manchester City | Home | 5–0 |
| 04/03/1995 | Andy Cole | Ipswich Town | Home | 9–0 |
| 25/10/1997 | Andy Cole | Barnsley | Home | 7–0 |
| 16/01/1999 | Dwight Yorke | Leicester City | Away | 2–6 |
| 06/02/1999 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Nottingham Forest | Away | 1–8 |
| 30/08/1999 | Andy Cole | Newcastle United | Home | 5–1 |
| 04/12/1999 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Everton | Home | 5–1 |
| 11/03/2000 | Dwight Yorke | Derby County | Home | 3–1 |
| 01/04/2000 | Paul Scholes | West Ham United | Home | 7–1 |
| 28/10/2000 | Teddy Sheringham | Southampton | Home | 5–0 |
| 25/02/2001 | Dwight Yorke | Arsenal | Home | 6–1 |
| 22/12/2001 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Southampton | Home | 6–1 |
| 29/01/2002 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 0–4 |
| 23/11/2002 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Newcastle United | Home | 5–3 |
| 22/03/2003 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Fulham | Home | 3–0 |
| 12/04/2003 | Paul Scholes | Newcastle United | Away | 2–6 |
| 03/05/2003 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Charlton Athletic | Home | 4–1 |
| 27/09/2003 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Leicester City | Away | 1–4 |
| 28/10/2006 | Wayne Rooney | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 0–4 |
| 12/01/2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Newcastle United | Home | 6–0 |
| 28/11/2009 | Wayne Rooney | Portsmouth | Away | 1–4 |
| 23/01/2010 | Wayne Rooney | Hull City | Home | 4–0 |
| 19/09/2010 | Dimitar Berbatov | Liverpool | Home | 3–2 |
| 27/11/2010 | Dimitar Berbatov | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 7–1 |
| 22/01/2011 | Dimitar Berbatov | Birmingham City | Home | 5–0 |
| 02/04/2011 | Wayne Rooney | West Ham United | Away | 2–4 |
| 28/08/2011 | Wayne Rooney | Arsenal | Home | 8–2 |
| 10/09/2011 | Wayne Rooney | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 0–5 |
| 26/12/2011 | Dimitar Berbatov | Wigan Athletic | Home | 5–0 |
| 02/09/2012 | Robin van Persie | Southampton | Away | 2–3 |
| 02/03/2013 | Shinji Kagawa | Norwich City | Home | 4–0 |
| 22/04/2013 | Robin van Persie | Aston Villa | Home | 3–0 |
| 24/06/2020 | Anthony Martial | Sheffield United | Home | 3-0 |
| 14/08/2021 | Bruno Fernandes | Leeds United | Home | 5–1 |
| 12/03/2022 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 3–2 |
| 16/04/2022 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Norwich City | Home | 3–2 |
| 16/01/2025 | Amad Diallo | Southampton | Home | 3–1 |
Man Utd recorded four Premier League hat-tricks over the course of 1999, with two of those coming in their famous treble-winning campaign. However, the Red Devils surpassed that total in 2011, with five Premier League hat-tricks across that year, three of which were scored by Rooney and two by Berbatov.
Fans also won’t forget the incredible 2022-23 season had by Robin van Persie, who signed from Arsenal and went on to rack up two Premier League hat-tricks as United won the title in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge.
