Haaland hits second hat-trick of week as Man City trounce Burnley

Erling Haaland of Manchester City
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Unstoppable Erling Haaland smashed through the 40-goal barrier in his first season at Manchester City with a hat-trick in his side’s 6-0 FA Cup quarter-final rout of Burnley.

Fresh from his five-goal salvo against RB Leipzig in midweek, the Norwegian forward proved insatiable again to demolish the Championship leaders at The Etihad Stadium.

The 22-year-old struck trademark goals in the 32nd and 35th minutes and completed his sixth hat-trick of the season when he converted a rebound to finish the tie just before the hour.

He now has an astonishing 42 goals for City since joining from Borussia Dortmund last June.

Julian Alvarez then struck twice with a goal by substitute Cole Palmer in between as City ran riot to make it 13 goals in the week to cruise into the semi-finals.

It proved a chastening day for former City hero Vincent Kompany who has guided Burnley to the brink of a fast return to the Premier League after last year’s relegation

Meanwhile, relegation-threatened Everton earned a point at Chelsea in a 2-all English Premier League draw.

Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League suffered a dent as Southampton earned a last-gasp 3-3 home draw.

Leeds United earned a vital three points in their fight for Premier League survival with a 4-2 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers, to ensure they head into the international break above the relegation zone.

Leicester City earnt a 1-1 draw at Brentford in the Premier League as the home side finished with 10 men after Shandon Baptiste was sent off in the closing stages.

Aston Villa beat Bournemouth 3-0 at Villa Park thanks to goals from Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey and Emiliano Buendia.