The Premier League is one of the hardest competitions in the world, with nervy and cagey affairs typically epitomising how high the level of quality is in the division. Anyone is capable of beating anyone if they perform at their very best, even if they do not have some of the best players in the world.

Due to this, hat-tricks are often a rarity. Scoring one goal in any match is always an achievement; scoring three showcases world-class ability in the Premier League. If you think hat-tricks are impressive, going one step further and scoring one of the quickest of all time is remarkable.

Finding the back of the net three times in quick succession is hard to even imagine; it would be a dream for most, but a select group of players have scored a hat-trick in 10 minutes or under. Here's a rundown of the fastest trebles ever recorded in the Premier League since the competition's inception in 1992.

11 Amad – 12 minutes, 7 seconds

Manchester United 3-1 Southampton

Welcoming rock bottom Southampton to Old Trafford in the midst of the Ruben Amorim-led Manchester United transformation was supposed to be routine, but the strugglers were in charge of the affair for the majority of the 90 minutes. But the Lisbon-born head coach, 39, had Amad to rely on once again. In a must-win game to avoid flirting with relegation, the Ivorian stepped up to provide a glut of late goals.

With Saints one goal ahead, he scored his first goal with eight minutes of regulation time left before finishing his hat-trick four minutes into stoppage time to earn the Red Devils all three points. The former Atalanta hotshot showed his natural instinct, and hard work, to earn three tallies next to his name. Christian Eriksen's assist for his second was nothing short of sumptuous.

10 Sergio Aguero – 11 minutes, 40 seconds

Man City 6-1 Newcastle Utd

When Manchester City were in need of a goal, you could bet your bottom dollar that Sergio Aguero – regularly cited as one of the best strikers to grace the Premier League – would stand up and be counted. He did that in early October 2015 when Newcastle United looked to wobble the top flight giants. Aleksandar Mitrovic put the Magpies in front within 20 minutes before the Argentine found his groove.

It took until three minutes shy of the half-time whistle for the former Barcelona ace to notch his first, but then goals came like London buses as the two teams returned from the dressing rooms. He scored in the 49th and 50th minutes to complete his hat-trick – but the diminutive centre forward was not finished there, notching again in the 60th and 62nd minute to complete a quintet of strikes.

9 Romelu Lukaku – 10 minutes, 33 seconds

Sunderland 0-3 Everton

As early as his days at West Bromwich Albion, Romelu Lukaku cemented himself as a certified bagsman in England’s top division, scoring goals at such a tender age. That was also the case when he joined Everton in September 2013 – as evidenced by his three-goal haul against Sunderland.

One of the strongest footballers in world football, the Belgian was the only goalscorer on the Monday evening, and he first struck on the hour mark after turning in Idrissa Gueye’s perfectly hit cross. Lukaku then thundered one off the crossbar before nodding in his third of the encounter.

8 Yannick Bolasie – 11 minutes, 37 seconds

Sunderland 1-4 Crystal Palace

The second entrant on this list which has happened at Sunderland's home ground of Stadium of Light, Yannick Bolasie lit up the stadium, situated on the banks of the River Wear, on the 11th April 2015 with a three-goal showing that could rival anyone's. Target man Glenn Murray grabbed Crystal Palace's first before the tricky winger reached flow state.

Grabbing his first in the 51st minute – six minutes following the re-start – and the 50-cap DR Congo international, typically known for his skilful manner, found his feet in front of goal and added to his game tally in the 53rd and 62nd minute, respectively, to complete his first ever senior hat-trick. The aforementioned Murray teed him up on two occasions, while Mile Jedinak notched the other.

7 Andy Carroll – 9 minutes, 50 seconds

West Ham 3-3 Arsenal

From his spells at Liverpool and Newcastle to his time at West Ham, Andy Carroll is always a forgotten player in English colours. He was never the greatest of all time, but against Arsenal in 2016, he enjoyed a dream afternoon. All three strikes in a six-goal thriller were typical Carroll efforts as he latched onto crosses at the far post.

The first was a powerful far-post header from Aaron Cresswell's left-wing cross, while he was awarded too much space by the Arsenal defence to fire in the equaliser at the second attempt during first-half stoppage time. He finished it off by rising above Hector Bellerin to head past David Ospina. It was his first hat-trick in claret and blue and put a major dent in Arsenal's ultimately doomed title challenge.

6 Cole Palmer – 9 minutes, 46 seconds

Chelsea 4-2 Brighton

Theo Walcott compared him to Dennis Bergkamp, Enzo Maresca hailed him as "fantastic" and even the beaten Brighton & Hove Albion boss, Fabian Hurzeler, conceded that Cole Palmer's four-goal haul was "ridiculous". But Chelsea's unflappable talisman came away from a 4-2 thrashing with a sense of regret.

I should have had five or six! When I missed the first chance, I was upset, but with the way they played and their high line, I felt we'd get more chances.

Palmer became the first player in Premier League history to rattle in four goals before half-time - the first three of which were separated by less than 10 minutes - but still found time to hit the post and have a strike rightfully ruled out for offside. Despite the mild disappointment, there was little danger of Palmer getting carried away by his outrageous display. "This doesn't change his life," Maresca grinned post-game, "and that is the best thing for him." He had, after all, already scored four goals in a Premier League match.

5 Ian Wright – 9 minutes, 0 seconds

Arsenal 4-1 Ipswich

Ian Wright is one of the greatest English strikers of all time. He possessed a raw talent which very few defenders could ever stop. This was showcased during Arsenal's clash against Ipswich in 1995. After Paul Merson had put the Gunners 1-0 up at half-time, Wright made sure of victory with three goals in nine minutes early in the second half.

From the 47th minute to the 56th minute, Wright was on fire, but it remarkably had very little impact on the season. The Gunners ended up finishing 12th in the table, which, compared to their traditional standards, was immensely disappointing.

4 Gabriel Agbonlahor – 7 minutes, 10 seconds

Aston Villa 4-2 Man City

Aston Villa's clash against Manchester City truly epitomised the cliche: "A game of two halves". After a dull and goalless first 45 minutes, not much was expected of the season opener, but it quickly sprung into life. After both sides scored to make it 1-1, Gabriel Agbonlahor became the Villans' hero as he quickly put his side back in front when John Carew's knockdown was directed towards him.

He then met Gareth Barry's cross to make it 3-1, before running on to a slide-rule Barry pass to complete his treble before Vedran Corluka's consolation. It all came within seven minutes to help the Midlands-based side claim a famous victory.

3 Jermain Defoe – 7 minutes, 0 seconds

Tottenham 9-1 Wigan

Tottenham Hotspur's 9-1 thrashing of Wigan Athletic is one of the biggest wins in Premier League history. Amid the record-shattering blitz, Jermain Defoe remarkably scored a seven-minute hat-trick. It was just 1-0 at half-time thanks to Peter Crouch's ninth-minute opener before Defoe - one of the greatest strikers in Spurs' history - got in on the action.

The small but clinical forward scored five second-half goals, with the first three coming between the 51st and 58th minutes. Defoe was in dreamland to help Spurs claim a famous victory; it did help that Wigan decided to seemingly give up in the second half though.

2 Robbie Fowler – 4 minutes, 33 seconds

Liverpool 3-0 Arsenal

Robbie Fowler's four-minute hat-trick comes in second on the list — and it is also the oldest one. Taking place at the start of the 1994/95 Premier League campaign, Fowler, one of the greatest strikers in Liverpool's history, was at the peak of his potent powers in front of goal on one day in particular.

His first goal came in the 26th minute as he latched onto a pinpoint pass from Ian Rush, before he finished proceedings with his third strike in the 31st minute. His record stood for over 20 years — and his world-class performance helped the Reds cruise past Arsenal at Anfield. It was one of the most comfortable victories of the season.

1 Sadio Mane – 2 minutes, 56 seconds

Southampton 6-1 Aston Villa

Finally, Sadio Mane, who is widely regarded as one of Liverpool's greatest-ever players, made history in May 2015 before he moved to Merseyside. Wearing the famous red and white of Southampton, Mane netted three goals in the space of 176 seconds.

The Senegalese star side-footed home his first strike in the 13th minute after Shay Given's initial save, recorded his second two minutes later when he tapped the ball into an empty net after a mistake from Ron Vlaar and finished off proceedings with a fine first-time shot from inside the box in the 16th minute. It gave the hosts a 3-0 lead, which they eventually extended to win 6-1 against already-relegated Aston Villa.