Gonzalo Higuain rolls back the years for Inter Miami with a stunning first-half hat-trick

Gonzalo Higuain had one of his best performances since joining Inter Miami in Saturday's 4-4 draw against FC Cincinnati.

Higuain recorded a stunning first-half hat-trick that included a potential goal of the year candidate free-kick before his team would eventually allow a last minute goal causing the game to end in a draw.

Miami manger Phil Neville did not hesitate to voice his displeasure with his team's defending.

'We defended like little boys, we defended naively, we didn't compete, we lacked discipline and concentration,' Neville said, shortly after praising his team's ability to take their chances.

'And that's unacceptable, unacceptable. Simple balls into the box we didn't deal with. Simple concentration bits we didn't deal with. We are in the stage of the season where concentration is the main thing, concentration will get you to win games of football and it's not going to be easy; you just got to defend and do the right things all the time and defensively we were as poor as we have been all season.'

Aside from this glowing first half performance however, Higuain has struggled to regain the same form he showed for years in Europe when he was once considered one of the most dangerous strikers in the world.

Higuain has played for some of the most prestigious clubs in world such as  Real Madrid, Naploi, Juventus, AC Milan, and Chelsea.

He has also won trophies at several of these clubs most notably the 2018-2019 Europa League title with Chelsea.

Higuain has also played a prominent role in the Argentinian national team throughout his career before his final international appearance in the 2018 World Cup.

Higuain recorded 31 goals in 75 appearances and helping the team finish at the runners up in the 2014 World Cup.

A return to his form from any of these former teams would be a much needed boost to Miami and a vast improvement to what has been a widely disappointing time spent in South Beach.

Inter Miami currently sit 11th in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference with 22 points and a record of 7-10-5