On Friday night, Borussia Dortmund appeared set to proceed their worrying begin to the season.

After 21 minutes, VfL Bochum discovered themselves 2-0 up on the Westfalenstadion, and in fact, it ought to have been 3-0, however Myron Boadu did not beat Gregor Kobel when one-on-one with the Swiss worldwide.

Having beforehand struggled to show their high quality in opposition to Membership Brugge within the Champions League in addition to VfB Stuttgart within the Bundesliga, there have been options that Nuri Şahin had destabilised Dortmund since taking on from Edin Terzić.

Nevertheless, with Die Schwarzgelben in determined want of a saviour, Serhou Guirassy stepped as much as the plate.

The previous Stuttgart striker headed Dortmund again into the sport previous to the half-time whistle earlier than profitable a penalty after the break, permitting Emre Can to degree the tie.

The Guinea worldwide would proceed to encourage BvB to all three factors, scoring twice extra to finish his hat trick, making it 5 targets in as many video games since arriving on the Westfalenstadion.

This kind has, due to this fact, drawn comparisons to a former Dortmund striker, Erling Haaland, who scored 86 targets in 89 video games for the Black and Yellows.

The present Manchester Metropolis striker has been sorely missed since heading to the Premier League, with Sébastien Haller, Anthony Modeste, Niclas Füllkrug, and Youssoufa Moukoko all failing to duplicate the Norwegian’s constant goalscoring exploits.

Final season, Guirassy proved that he is usually a dependable goalscorer when match, and this season has been no completely different.

Now, Dortmund will hope that he can proceed his tremendous kind, and earlier than lengthy, the 28-year-old may grow to be probably the most feared striker in Europe.

GGFN | Will Shopland