Mane smashed the record
previously held by Liverpool's Robbie Fowler as the Senegal international took
his tally for the season up to 10 goals in the Premier League.
Fowler scored his treble
in 4 minutes 33 seconds against Arsenal in August 1994.
Mane rode challenges from
Ron Vlaar and Alan Hutton before bundling home the rebound after Villa
goalkeeper Shay Given had saved his initial shot to give Southampton the lead
after 12 minutes and 22 seconds.
Vlaar gifted Mane and
Southampton a second on 13 minutes and 46 seconds as his poor backpass sold
Given short to allow Mane to bundle home from close range.
Mane then saved the best for
last when he curled Shane Long's pass on the edge of the area past Given to
seal his record-breaking hat trick in fine style on 15 minutes and 18 seconds.
Southampton went on to win
the match 6-1.
The fastest hat trick in
English football was scored by Bournemouth's James Hayter against Wrexham
in February 2004, timed at 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
The Guinness World Record is
1 minute and 30 seconds, held by Tommy Ross for Ross County against Nairn
County in November 1964.
Five fastest Premier League hat-tricks
5. Ian Wright, for Arsenal v Ipswich 1995 nine minues
4. Gabriel Agbonlahor, for Aston Villa v Manchester
City 2008 eight minutes
3. Jermain Defoe, for Spurs v Wigan 2009 seven minutes
2. Robbie Fowler, for Liverpool v Arsenal 1994 four minutes, 33 seconds
1. Sadio Mane, for Southampton v Aston Villa 2015 two minutes, 56 seconds
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