Haaland’s 5th symphony

Manchester Cityrsquos Erling Haaland scored five times as the FA Cup holders ran riot in a 62 rout of Luton in the fifth round on Tuesday Aided by Kevin De Bruynersquos trio of assists Haaland completed his treble inside the first 40 minutes at Kenilworth RoadClark nets brace for LutonJordan Clark struck twice to briefly reduce Lutonrsquos deficit to just 32 But any Luton hopes of an incredible comeback were ruthlessly erased by Haaland as the Norway striker scored twice more after the interval to send City into the quarterfinalsAlso Read RCBrsquos Molineux all praise for RenukaPep GuardiolaMateo Kovacic netted to cap Cityrsquos second sixgoal haul this season after their 61 thrashing of Bournemouth in the Premier League in November Haaland now has 27 goals in all competitions this season making a mockery of the critics who took a swipe at him after a misfiring display in a recent draw against ChelseaIt was the second time Haaland had hit five goals in a single game for City after his heroics in the Champions League last 16 second leg win against RB Leipzig in March 2023Saluting De Bruynersquos role in his demolition of Luton Haaland said ldquoKevin is massive Itrsquos a pleasure playing with him We know what we both want from each otherrdquoI feel good HaalandOn his own form since returning from a foot injury that sidelined him for two months Haaland added ldquoIrsquom getting back to my best Finally Irsquom feeling good Itrsquos an amazing feeling Itrsquos coming wersquore coming Exciting times ahead We are ready to attackrdquoGuardiola added ldquoWhat can I say Erling is on fire and Kevin The connection was perfect Kevin needs players like Erling and Erling needs players like KevinrdquoCity have won 14 of their last 15 games in all competitions as they try to emulate last seasonrsquos Premier League Champions League and FA Cup treble Haaland and De Bruyne are rounding into form in time for Sundayrsquos crucial Premier League showdown against Manchester United at the Etihad StadiumDe Bruyne the providerCity needed just three minutes to take the lead this time as Haaland finished off a flowing move Matheus Nunes clipped a clever pass to De Bruyne and he picked out Haaland inside the Luton area where the City striker fired past Tim Krul with ease De Bruyne was the provider again in the 18th minute when Haaland bagged his second goalTaking Haalandrsquos layoff on the halfway line De Bruyne unfurled a sumptuous pass that sent the Norway star clean through on goal for a typically predatory finishHaaland completed his treble in the 40th minute accelerating onto yet another sublime De Bruyne assist before dinking a deft finish over Krul from 12 yards It was Haalandrsquos eighth hattrick for City and his first away from the Etihad since signing from Borussia Dortmund in 2022This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever