Erling Haaland He was back on his feet, once he got over his injury, and blasted Manchester City’s FA Cup round of 16 tie against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road with one hand.
Haaland scored five goals, partnering the first four in the priceless Kevin de Bruyne. Just three minutes into the game, the Norwegian opened the scoring after a quick move from City.
Deadly move
Manuel Akanji he took the ball in defense, Matheus Nunes sent deep to the left De Bruyne, that from the baseline sent to the near post and Haaland He did not forgive despite his stinging shot.
By the 18th minute it was 0-2 in a game where City almost needed four touches to score. The purpose Stefan Ortega, starter in the FA Cup instead of Ederson Moraes, long sent, Haaland controlled beyond the center of the field and delayed De Bruyne, who returned the ball to him, leaving him alone to race against Tim Krul, whom he beat weakly.
After having two clear-cut chances that were blocked by Krul, in the 40th minute Haaland’s hat trick came in an action similar to 0-2 when De Bruyne again launched an accurate shot that, close to offside , The Norwegian took the opportunity to again break away from the Luton defense and chip the ball to Krul.
After the break, two more
Already in the second half, the De Bruyne-Haaland connection is back in the fray after the double mule Jordan Clark 2-3 will be placed. The Belgian received deep from the right of Kyle Walker and helped the Norwegian to score at will (55′).
Three minutes later, Haaland’s fifth, this time he received from Bernardo Silva and unleashed a shot that was ‘eaten’ by Krul by passing the ball between his legs.
Second hand in the City
This is the second time Haaland has scored with his hand at City since it arrived in June 2022. The previous one was achieved on March 14, 2023 against Leipzig in the round of 16 (second leg) of the Champions League (7-0).
In total, Haaland has 27 goals this season of the 30 games he played in this one. The Norwegian made his FA Cup debut in a big way today as until now, due to his stress injury in his foot, he was unable to make his debut earlier this season in the tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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