Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich thrashed promoted Hamburg 5-0 to consolidate their position at the top of the Bundesliga.
Serge Gnabry began the rout in the third minute with a powerful angled strike before Kane slipped in Aleksandar Pavlovic to fire home six minutes later.
Kane added a third goal with a 26th-minute penalty after the video assistant referee determined Hamburg’s Aboubaka Soumahoro had handled inside the box.
Luis Diaz lashed in a fourth from 25 yards as Hamburg switched off following a quickly taken free-kick by Joshua Kimmich.
Bayern manager Vincent Kompany introduced on-loan Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson at half-time, but it was Kane who found the net again 17 minutes into the second period.
Kane started a counter-attack from the edge of the Bayern box and played a couple of neat exchanges before he smashed the ball in from 12 yards.
It was Kane’s 67th goal in 65 Bundesliga games for Bayern, and the 32-year-old’s fifth league strike of the season.
The England captain, however, was denied the chance of a ninth hat-trick in the German top flight after being taken off by Kompany shortly afterwards.
Guirassy continues hot streak
Defending champions Bayern are two points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund with three wins from their first three matches.
Dortmund ensured they stayed in touch with the leaders thanks to a 2-0 victory over 10-man Heidenheim as in-form striker Serhou Guirassy continued his goalscoring streak.
Guirassy headed in a pinpoint cross from Julian Ryerson in the 33rd minute before Maximilian Beier sealed the victory in stoppage time.
Guinea international Guirassy’s strike was his eighth goal in his past eight Bundesliga games.
The 29-year-old has only failed to score in two of his past 15 matches for Dortmund in all competitions, racking up 18 goals in the process.
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