Manchester City clashed heads with Luton Town at Kenilworth Road earlier tonight as they looked to secure a victory on their travels in the FA Cup. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a quick start to the game and got their noses ahead in the third minute when Erling Haaland found the back of the net. Haaland doubled Man City’s lead in the 18th minute before going on to complete his hat trick in the 40th minute. Luton got a goal back thanks to Jordan Clark’s effort in the 45th minute as the Mancunian club went into the half-time 3-1 up on the scoreline.
The home team scored again in the 48th minute courtesy of another goal from Clark. However, Haaland scored again in the 55th minute before netting his fifth goal of the night just three minutes later. Mateo Kovacic scored Man City’s sixth goal in the 72nd minute as Guardiola’s players cruised to a dominant 6-2 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the clash against Luton Town.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 6.5/10
Ortega made a lot of solid saves at the back but still ended up conceding twice tonight.
RB: Kyle Walker – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and made one good run with the ball.
CB: John Stones – 7/10
Stones passed the ball well from inside his half and managed to secure an assist as well.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
Akanji performed his defensive duties well but won’t be pleased after allowing two goals during the game.
LB: Nathan Ake – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game and was replaced in the 76th minute.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7.5/10
Kovacic got stuck in with some crunching tackles and made one decent chance in the final third. He managed to find the back of the net in the 72nd minute.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the Luton half and did everything but score tonight.
RW: Bernardo Silva – 8/10
Silva was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Kevin de Bruyne – 9.5/10
He ran the show for Man City in the final third and has got four assists to his name.
LW: Jack Grealish – 6.5/10
Grealish was not shy of having a strike at goal but had to be substituted in the 37th minute.
ST: Erling Haaland – 10/10
Haaland scored five goals tonight and deserves to be named the man of the match. It was another incredible display from the Norwegian centre-forward tonight.
Substitutes:
LW: Jeremy Doku – 6.5/10
He made a couple of dangerous runs with the ball.
CAM: Oscar Bobb – 6/10
Bobb made one decent chance in the final third.
RB: Rico Lewis – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LB: Sergio Gomez – 6/10
He struggled to get into the rhythm of the game.
ST: Julian Alvarez – 6.5/10
Alvarez made two promising runs with the ball but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
