Harry Kane scored Bayern Munich's first hat-trick in the defeat of Bochum

It took a little time for Harry Kane to find his way in the Bundesliga. Photo: Getty Images/Christophe Stach

Harry Kane scored his first Bayern Munich scored a hat-trick and provided two more assists as Thomas Tuchel's side maintained their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season with a 7-0 win over Bokum .

The England captain scored just minutes after Eric Maxime Choupo-Moting's opener from goal. Goals from Mathijs de Ligt and Leroy Sane gave them a 4-0 lead at half-time.

Their dominance continued after the break, with Kane scoring from the penalty spot and assisting Mathis Telus before bagging his first Bayern hat-trick just minutes from time.

Kane's excellent start for Bayern means that he has now scored seven goals for the season. five league matches in, with the reigning Bundesliga champions top of the table.

This means the former Tottenham striker now has a better goalscoring record in his first five matches for the club than legends Gerd Müller, Miroslav Klose and Mario. Mandzukic, who managed only five out of five.

He also becomes the second Englishman to score a hat-trick in the Bundesliga after Jadon Sancho scored three in Dortmund's 6-0 win over Paderborn in 2020.

The hosts threatened even earlier with Manuel Riman saved the ball from Choupo — Moved in the first minute, but the striker made no mistake a second time after Kingsley Coman gave him the ball with an easy strike just four minutes into the match.

Kane doubled the lead in the 13th minute with a neat shot into the bottom corner and soon had a chance to earn a second, but the shot went over the crossbar.

Kane scores Bayern Munich's fifth goal from the penalty spot. Photo: Reuters/Michael Rehle

Sven Ulreich was called into action to save a diving shot from Christopher Antwi-Adjei, but Bayern quickly scored a third in the 29th minute after Joshua Kimmich's corner and De Ligt delivered a header into the corner.

Another great chance saw Kane cross the ball to Choupo-Moting, who was denied by Riemann, but the England captain then played a superb pass to Sane, who burst through the center of the field and sent the ball into the far bottom corner of the seven. a few minutes before the break.

Riemann made two important saves late in the first half, quickly denying Kane and Coman, but Bayern continued to score after the break.

Ivan Ordets missed a penalty after handling the ball in the penalty area, and Kane earned a double in the 54th minute, beating Riemann from the penalty spot.

Coman continued to apply pressure and a few minutes later approached the goal, his curling shot clipped the post, and Frans Kratzig struck goal, forcing Riemann to tip the ball over the crossbar, but Bayern extended their lead in the 81st minute when Kane found Tel, who fired the ball into the far corner.

The former Tottenham man then completed a hat-trick two minutes before the end of normal time, intercepting the ball from Sane and sending the ball to the near post.