Erling Haaland continues to be the reference and most outstanding player for Manchester City in the Premier League and on this occasion those led by the Spanish Pep Guardiola They showed no mercy in the match where they faced Luton Town in the round of 16 of the FA Cup, which took place at the Kenilworth Road facilities.
Guardiola’s team had no problems imposing their style and authority to be and make the difference in the 90 minutes of the matchespecially with a forceful and explosive win where the leader was the Norwegian and striker, Erling Haaland.
The beginning of the rout
It was barely 3 minutes into the game and the Nordic player was able to take advantage of an assist from Belgian player Kevin De Bruyne. and with a left-footed shot he was able to shout 1-0 for Manchester City, and if that were not enough the Viking did not take his foot off the accelerator and continued his incessant contribution to the offensive and made the Luton Town defense tremble.
A central ball came from Stefan Ortega, Haaland gave a masterful assist to the Belgian midfielder who returned it so that the striker placed the ball between the rival goalkeeper’s legs and thus scored his second goal of the game.
Haaland dominant without problem and no rival
Before the actions of the first half of the match ended, the leader of the Norwegian national team sealed his third goal of the day, a hat trick which placed him once again as one of the goal leaders so far in the 2024 season; The Belgian player Kevin De Bruyne assisted Haaland and with an enormous explosiveness of play, he was able to make it 3-0 in favor of City.
The discount for Luton Town would come from the hand of Jordan Clark, the best man so far for the defeated team, making it 3 for 1 partial while the second half of the match continued in full development. And it seemed that a comeback was possible since, seven minutes into the final stage, the English midfielder once again managed to annihilate City’s nets and would make the match 3-2, leaving City on the ropes until now.
Erling Haaland at super sayayin level
Although City was on the ropes and in danger of being overcome, the Norwegian striker would not allow it at all and on this occasion he would score his fourth goal of the night, a poker; Kyle Walker’s pass to Kevin De Bruyne left Luton Town’s defensive line without any reaction and the Belgian once again assisted Haaland who showed no mercy and made it 4-2 on the night. And if that were not enough, the fifth goal of the night would also come from Haaland, but this time with an assist from the Portuguese Bernardo Silva.
Finally, Mateo Kovacic managed to score the final 6 to 2 to put an end to Manchester City beating Luton Town in the round of 16 of the FA Cup.
In the rest of the FA Cup’s top 16 matches, Coventry City They beat Maidstone 5 goals to 0 at The Coventry Building Society Arenay, while Leicester City achieved a narrow 1-0 victory against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
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