Brazilian striker Robinho has been getting a lot of flack since joining Manchester City from Real Madrid this season. The opening salvo of Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour overhaul since he bought the team, Robinho has shown flashes of greatness since the season began three months ago, but nothing concrete. Well, yesterday he was mixing it up as the clearly overmatched Stoke City was witness to his first EPL hat trick, the final of which was a beautiful screamer that ended his amazing day.

Check out the goal after the jump.

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Robinho (3) 3-0 Manchester City - Stoke City [Sapo PT]
Image [Daily Mail]