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

Kompany a City legend - Pep

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:

Manchester City vs Burnley

• Manchester City batter Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-finals with Erling Haaland scoring another hat-trick
• Erling Haaland lays down the goalscoring gauntlet for just one player: himself in future seasons
• 73’ GOAL! - Alvarez gets a brace and City have six (MCI 6-0 BUR)
• 68’ GOAL! - Palmer scores off the bench (MCI 5-0 BUR)
• 62’ GOAL! - Alvarez gets in on the action thanks to De Bruyne (MCI 4-0 BUR)
• 59’ GOAL! - Foden hits the post and Haaland taps in the rebound (MCI 3-0 BUR)
• 54’ SAVE! - Peacock-Farrell denies Mahrez from clsoe range (MCI 2-0 BUR)
• 35’ GOAL! - Haaland finishes off a lovely move to double the lead (MCI 2-0 BUR)
• 32’ GOAL! - Brilliance from Haaland sends City ahead (MCI 1-0 BUR)

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Guardiola on Kompany

"He was an incredible figure here. He is one of the biggest legends I have had," Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said of Vincent Kompany.

"But I am a little bit concerned because when you start to play a game against a player you had on the touchline, you realise how old you are becoming!"

(AP)

[18 March 2023 16:15 · Michael Jones]

Route to the quarter-finals

Take a look at how Manchester City reached the FA Cup quarter-finals this season:

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Vincent Kompany aiming to ensure his first meeting with Man City is only start of Burnley’s revival

Perhaps it was an effort at mind games, maybe an attempt to anoint his successor or possibly just praising a manager who has transformed a seemingly moribund club with a brand of football that invites comparisons with his own. Whichever, Pep Guardiola had repeated his view that it is Vincent Kompany’s destiny to become Manchester City manager. “He has got to stop saying it,” smiled City’s greatest captain. “I am a Championship manager.” Not for much longer, admittedly, with Burnley three wins from promotion.

They have been reinvented and rejuvenated under Kompany. An FA Cup tie at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday is his first competitive visit to his old club since his 2019 departure to manage Anderlecht, but he is eager to ensure it isn’t seen as the start of a more permanent return. “I think Pep should stay for another 10 years at Manchester City, first and foremost,” he said. “City are competing to win the Champions League and we are competing to win the Championship so I don’t think those kind of conversations make sense.”

Kompany was quick to stress the different worlds they occupy. There is a managerial family tree of Guardiola proteges, with Mikel Arteta on course to win the Premier League and Xavi La Liga this season and Kompany said: “Pep has always remained very communicative with ex-players that have gone into the other side.”

[18 March 2023 16:05 · Michael Jones]

Kompany on Manchester City

Vincent Kompany returns to Manchester City this afternoon as Burnley boss and has been speaking on how the club has changed since he left in 2019.

“I think its undeniable that City as a football brand now is an incredible example of how you do it well,” Kompany asserted. “I think the biggest challenge has been over time to establish that kind of identity, that new identity.

“The club is a monster now, it’s a machine, it is huge. So being there at the beginning and seeing how it evolved into that, it was a really good journey.

“(Playing City at the Etihad) it is the toughest challenge anyone can have.

“In my opinion it’s the top five hardest challenge anyone can have – away from home at the Etihad, Anfield, Nou Camp, Bernabeu. These are dominant places where they are used to winning.”

[18 March 2023 16:00 · Michael Jones]

Manchester City vs Burnley prediction

With both sides in great form of late, much could depend on the kind of side that City manager Pep Guardiola chooses.

He will be careful not to underestimate Burnley, but will likely name a much-changed team with his side still in the hunt for the Premier League and Champions League trophies.

Even with changes, players such as Phil Foden and Riyadh Mahrez will form the basis of a side that will surely be too strong for a Championship club away from home.

Manchester City 3-0 Burnley

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Manchester City vs Burnley predicted line-ups

Manchester City: Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Ake, Gomez; Phillips, De Bruyne, Silva; Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden

Burnley: Muric; Ekdal, Beyer, Maatsen; Vitinho, Roberts, Cullen, Gudmundsson; Barnes, Tella, Zaroury

[18 March 2023 15:50 · Michael Jones]

What is the team news?

Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva misses the tie through suspension after he picked up his second yellow card of the competition in that game at Ashton Gate.

Ilkay Gundogan is expected to be available after his wife gave birth to their first son 24 hours after he scored in the 7-0 Champions League win over RB Leipzig.

Burnley midfielder Josh Brownhill is likely to miss the tie as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury but Manuel Benson returned to the squad in Wednesday’s win at Hull City.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis played in the Under-21 game at Oakwell on Monday but cannot play against his parent club.

[18 March 2023 15:45 · Michael Jones]

How to watch Manchester City vs Burnley?

The match will kick off at 5.45pm GMT on Saturday 18 March.

It will be shown live on BBC 1, with coverage starting at 5.25pm. If you have a TV licence, you can also watch online or stream the game on BBC iPlayer.

[18 March 2023 13:45 · Michael Jones]

Manchester City vs Burnley

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of this FA Cup quarter-final between Man City and Burnley.

Vincent Kompany’s Clarets have performed admirably to reach this stage of the competition and will have their sights set on further glory when they take on the Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium.

Kompany spent 11 years at City between 2008–2019 making 265 appearances for the club and winning for Premier League titles and two FA Cups. Now he returns hoping to inflict some pain on Pep Guardiola’s men and lead Burnley into the final four.

City, of course, are the favourites to progress. Guardiola puts a lot of emphasis on domestic trophies and will, at the very least, want to reach the final at Wembley. With Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League and a tough draw against Bayern Munich in the Champions League the FA Cup could be City’s best chance at collecting silverware this term.

Changes are expected to their starting XI after a 7-0 triumph over RB Leipzig in the week. Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez are likely to feature and City’s squad depth is such that whoever makes the field today will be a handful for the Championship leaders.

Will City progress as expected or can Burnley shock the Premier League champions?