Manchester City's Erling Haaland emulates George Best feat with five-goal FA Cup haul
The Norwegian was assisted by Kevin De Bruyne three times in the first 40 minutes at Kenilworth Road to complete the 20th hat-trick of his club and country career, including his eighth triple since joining the Citizens – this one being his first away from the Etihad Stadium.
A close-range finish in the fourth minutes was followed by two almost identical bursting runs through on goal with two completely different finishes, the first a powerful strike under the legs of Tim Krul before delicately dinking the ball over the Hatters goalkeeper to add a third.
Jordan Clark gave Luton a glimmer of hope with two superb strikes either side of half time to reduce the deficit to one, but after meeting a wonderful long-range through-ball from Kyle Walker, De Bruyne once again teed up Haaland for net City's fourth of the night from a few yards out on the 55-minute mark.
Three minutes later, Haaland scored his fifth, receiving a pass from Bernardo Silva this time before unleashing a fierce shot that powered straight through the gloves of Krul.
Mateo Kovacic then got in on the act to with a swerving 20-yard strike to rub salt into Luton's wounds and help FA Cup holder Man City secure safe passage through to the quarter-finals.
Not only has Haaland matched his five-goal haul from a Champions League tie against RB Leipzig last season, the 23-year-old has also become the first player for a top-flight club to score at least five goals in an FA Cup game since former Manchester United man George Best netted six against Northampton Town back in 1970.
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