Man City vs Burnley LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction as Haaland’s hat-trick sends City through
Man City 6-0 Burnley: Erling Haaland’s hat-trick heroics sends Man City through to the semi-finals
It was a humbling return to the Etihad Stadium for former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany. Now managing Burnley he brought the Championship leaders to Manchester with the hopes of causing an FA Cup upset but instead his team where on the receiving end of another Erling Haaland masterclass.
For 30 minutes Burnley held their own, pressing well and keeping the Premier League champions at bay in the final third. Haaland then combined with Alvarez to poke home the opener before adding a second three minutes later following a great run from Phil Foden to send City into the break two goals to the good.
Four more were added in the second half. City upped the tempo and went through the gears. Foden’s strike off the post fell to Haaland who drilled it home to complete his hat-trick before Julian Alvarez banged in a brace himself. To add to Burnley’s woes Cole Palmer came off the bench and nodded home a simple chance to send City into the semi-finals.
Relive the action from the FA Cup quarter-finals as Man City demolished Burnley:
Man City 0-0 Burnley
6 mins: Vitinho breathes a sigh of relief after slipping on the turf deep inside his own half before he clears the ball. Phil Foden tries to nick it away from him but only manages to poke it out for a goal kick.
Man City 0-0 Burnley
3 mins: That’s lovely play from Man City.
Riyad Mahrez is given the ball on the right wing and sends it inside to Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne’s first touch plays the ball back down the wing where Kyle Walker makes an overlapping run.
Walkers collects the ball and pulls it into the middle of the box towards Erling Haaland but Jordan Beyer beats him to the loose ball and hooks it clear.
Kick off: Man City 0-0 Burnley
Burnley get the match started and work the ball over to the inside let channel. Rodri is there to nod the ball back into midfield where a scramble sees the visitors come away with possession.
Manchester City vs Burnley
Here come the players.
Manchester City are the big favourites to go through to the semi-finals. Burnley will do there best to upset them. For Vincent Kompany he could use this game as a test to see how his team fares against a top Premier League club.
The Clarets should be promotion back to the top flight next year so they’ll need to be prepared for big games like this.
Kompany ready to face City
“I am extremely grateful for every moment I’ve been able to experience at Manchester City,” said Burnley manager Vincent Kompany.
“But I have to approach this game in the same way I approached every game at Manchester City, which is to do my job and live for that.”
Mahrez vs Burnley
Man City’s Riyad Mahrez has been involved in eight goals in his past seven FA Cup matches, scoring six and assisting two.
The Algerian has also been involved in eight goals in his last eight games against Burnley in all competitions (seven goals, one assist).
Manchester City vs Burnley
Manchester City have reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in five of their six seasons under Pep Guardiola, failing only in 2017/18.
They could become the third team to reach the last four of the competition in five consecutive seasons since the creation of the Football League, after Manchester United (1961/62 to 1965/66) and Arsenal (2000/01 to 2004/05).
Man City vs Burnley
Having lost their first FA Cup meeting with Burnley in January 1931, Manchester City have won each of their past four against the Clarets in the competition, most recently a 5-0 win in the fourth round in 2018/19.
FA Cup specialist?
Since his FA Cup debut in January 2019, no player has scored more (10) or been involved in more (15) goals in the competition than Manchester City’s Phil Foden.
Kyle Walker will not face criminal charges over alleged incident in bar
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker will not face criminal charges after being questioned by police over an alleged incident in a Wilmslow bar.
Cheshire Constabulary last week began looking into the matter and Walker volunteered himself for questioning on Thursday, the same day he was included in the England squad by Gareth Southgate.
The issue was resolved with an out of court disposal and is now considered closed. An out of court disposal is described on the website of Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner John Dwyer as a mechanism “to deal with low-level crime and anti-social behaviour”.
Kyle Walker will not face criminal charges over alleged incident in bar
The issue was resolved with an out of court disposal and is now considered closed, Cheshire Constabulary said.
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