Manchester City, defending champion, qualified for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Tuesday at the expense of Luton (6-2), defeated by five goals from Erling Haaland and four assists from Kevin De Bruyne.
The Norwegian center forward delighted at Kenilworth Road with a quintuple (3rd, 18th, 40th, 55th, 58th), almost a year after that inflicted on Leipzig (7-0), in March 2023, in the round of 16 return from the Champions League.
His best accomplice, Kevin De Bruyne, made a quadruple of assists, before another signed Bernardo Silva for the blond giant. Mateo Kovacic scored the last goal for City (72nd).
Trailing 3-0 shortly before the break, Luton came back to 3-2 through Jordan Clark: the midfielder sent a distant missile into the top corner (45th, 3-1) then made a nice volley after a nice chest check (52nd , 3-2).
The only false note for Manchester City, Jack Grealish came off injured in the first half, covering his face to hide his distress.
The left winger, replaced by Jérémy Doku, made his return as a starter in Pep Guardiola’s team after physical problems, and a drop in form that his coach had publicly highlighted.