Erling Haaland makes it eight in two games as Manchester City thrash Burnley 6-0

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Erling Haaland followed up his five-goal haul against RB Leipzig by scoring a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Burnley 6-0

Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates one of his three goals in the 6-0 win over Burnley in the FA Cup in March 2023.
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Manchester City are into the semi-finals of the FA Cup following an emphatic 6-0 win over Burnley on Saturday as striker Erling Haaland followed up his five goals on Tuesday with another hat-trick this time.

Haaland scored twice late in the first half and added a third just short of the hour mark to complete his sixth hat-trick of the season and take his tally for the campaign to 42 goals.

Julian Alvarez was also on target twice and substitute Cole Palmer, who had replaced Haaland, scored the other.

Haaland has been taken off by manager Pep Guardiola in the 63rd minute, just as he had been against RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday.

That means the Norwegian has scored eight goals in his last two appearances – in just 126 minutes of football.

These were also his first goals in the FA Cup, meaning he has scored in every competition this season, except for the Community Shield.

City are the first team into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The other three quarter-finals take place on Sunday.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.