Manchester City
Erling Haaland, the "Prince of Norway", scored three goals in a row in the English FA Cup like a miracle, accomplishing his sixth "hat trick" this season. This feat not only surpassed the cumulative achievements of other players in the Premier League, but also shocked the soccer world by scoring eight goals in two consecutive matches within a week. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (Pep Guardiola) even jokingly said that the early replacement of Harland, in order to take care of Lionel Messi's (Lionel Messi) goal scoring record.
Manchester City, ranked second in the English Premier League, met Burnley, the top team in the English Championship, in the last eight of the FA Cup, and Harland scored twice in the first half, and then again in the second half in the 59th minute, and then left the field early after the rest. In the end, Manchester City became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with a 6-0 victory over their rivals.
After the game, Guardiola joked about the reason for replacing Harland: "I don't want him to break Messi's record!" Recall that Wednesday's Champions League match against Leipzig, Harland single-game 5 goals were also replaced early, after the game Harland asked Guardiola why he changed him, the netizens have joked Guardiola is guarding Messi's Champions League goals record.
After moving from Bundesliga's Borussia Dortmund to Premier League's Manchester City last summer, Harland has scored 42 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions this season, becoming the sixth scorer in the Premier League in 30 years to score 40 goals in a single season, and is expected to hit the 50-goal mark. Guardiola marveled at the performance of his beloved disciple: "He scored eight goals in four days, I played in Barcelona for 11 years and scored 11 goals, his performance is amazing."
▲ Erling Haaland.
