Erling Haaland roared back to his best form with a five-goal salvo as Manchester City thumped Luton Town 6-2 at Kenilworth Road to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Tuesday.

Luton had no answer to the marauding Norwegian who bagged his eighth City hat-trick before halftime and then scored twice more after the break to kill off a stirring Luton revival.

The 23-year-old Haaland's first four goals were all created by Kevin De Bruyne. Mateo Kovacic also got on the scoresheet for holders City who are unbeaten in 18 games in all competitions.

Luton did threaten an unlikely comeback when Jordan Clark found the top corner with a sublime effort on the stroke of halftime and netted again early in the second half to make it 3-2. But a strong City side instantly found another gear to cruise into the hat for the last eight.

The only blemish for City, who face Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, was an injury to Jack Grealish who was forced off in the opening period.

Luton vs Man City | 27/02/2024

• Erling Haaland scores five goals as Man City progress in quarter-finals

• Haaland fires out fitness warning to Man City's rivals

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Find our match report and reaction below!

Haaland fires fitness warning at Man City rivals after five-goal haul

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Erling Haaland fired out a warning to Manchester City’s Premier League title rivals after scoring five goals against Luton on Tuesday night.

The striker’s haul saw the holders muscle past the Hatters after an eventful fifth-round clash at Kenilworth Road. Kevin De Bruyne laid on four assists for the Norway international, with Mateo Kovacic scoring City’s sixth goal of the evening.

Haaland has been criticised in recent weeks, particularly for missing a hatful of chances against Chelsea earlier this month.

Read the full story here!

Erling Haaland scores five goals as Man City progress in quarter-finals

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Erling Haaland scored all goals as Manchester City muscled past Luton 6-2 in an eventful FA Cup fifth-round FA Cup clash at Kenilworth Road.Read our full match report here!

FT: Luton 2-6 Man City

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Man City into FA Cup quarter-finals after FIVE goals from Erling Haaland.

Luton 2-6 Man City

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82 mins: All looks rather straightforward for City in the closing stages.

Luton 2-6 Man City

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76 mins: Off goes Haaland!

Gomes, Alvarez, Lewis and Bobb for Haaland, Stones, Silva and Ake

Luton 2-6 Man City | Mateo Kovacic '72

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72 mins: GOAL!

Game over? Luton stand off Kovacic and he scores a brilliant goal from just outside the box.

Luton 2-5 Man City

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65 mins: Big chance for Luton as Barkley flicks on a corner but Chong can’t sort his feet out in time to bundle it home.

Luton 2-5 Man City | Erling Haaland '56

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56 mins; GOAL!

Haaland scores his FIFTH of the evening, peeling off at the back post to find Silva’s pass, striking the ball through Krul.

Luton 2-4 Man City | Erling Haaland '55

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55 mins: GOAL!

What a game! De Bruyne cushions a pass back for Haaland, registering his FOURTH assist for the striker this evening.

Luton 2-3 Man City | Jordan Clark '51

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51 mins: GOAL!

Game on! Sloppy play from City as Ortega fails to clear, finding only Barkley. HIs initial pass is blocked but the midfielder then flicks a lovely ball into the box for the onrushing Clark, who finishes with aplomb.

Luton 1-3 Man City

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48 mins: Still, the Hatters are very open at the back.

Stones runs through the centre of the pitch and frees Nunes with a simple, though he shoots only at Krul.

Luton 1-3 Man City

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46 mins: Positive start to the second-half as the Hatters look to press City high up the pitch.

Luton 1-3 Man City

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Back underway!

Luton 1-3 Man City

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Sums it up...

HT: Luton 1-3 Man City

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Clark’s goal gives Hatters hope despite Haaland hat-trick

Luton 1-3 Man City | Jordan Clark '44

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44 mins: GOAL!

Game on? A stunning strike from Clark from around 25 yards out. Out of nowhere.

Luton 0-3 Man City | Erling Haaland '39

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39 mins; GOAL!

And there it is! Haaland’s eighth hat-trick for City!

Another lovely through ball from De Bruyne and Haaland races from just above the halfway line before chipping Krul.

Luton 0-2 Man City

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38 mins; Big blow for Grealish as he’s forced off, with Doku replacing.

He looks very upset on the bench.

Luton 0-2 Man City

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34 mins: Grealish does appear to be holding the top of his thigh.

Luton 0-2 Man City

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31 mins: City’s bench seemingly wanted Grealish to shoot after Krul was caught in no man’s land having played a poor ball out.

The winger opts to drive forward and pass to a teammate instead.

Luton 0-2 Man City

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29 mins: De Bruyne and Silva play a quick one-two, the latter chipping in for the former to fire at Krul, who spills it.

Haaland, somehow, fires the rebound right at the Dutchman.

Luton 0-2 Man City

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27 mins: While he is only coming back from injury, Guardiola will surely want to see more from Grealish tonight.

Guilty of giving the ball away a bit here.

Luton 0-2 Man City

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25 mins: So close to 3-0! Haaland almost latches onto a great ball from De Bruyne but Krul gets there first.

Luton 0-2 Man City

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21 mins: That goal has taken the air out of proceedings. Tough test for Luton now.

Luton 0-2 Man City | Erling Haaland '17

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17 miins: GOAL!

Ah, well, that didn’t last long.

De Bruye disguises a lovely ball through to Haaland through the middle of the Luton backline and the striker fires in.

Luton 0-1 Man City

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16 mins: City lacking the complete control they so crave. Luton look like causing problems.

Luton 0-1 Man City

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09 mins: City have now reclaimed the ball after a positive spell for Luton.

Luton 0-1 Man City

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06 mins: Brilliant defending from Ake to deny Morris from close range. The Hatters have improved since the goal.

Luton 0-1 Man City

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05 mins: Nice bit a play from the Hatters as Doughty plays in a lovely cross for Morris, though he can’t get enough on it to trouble Ortega.

Luton 0-1 Man City | Erling Haaland '03

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03 mins: GOAL!

Well that didn’t take long! Nunes plays in De Bryne, who squares for Haaland on the penalty spot. The striker duly sweeps in the opener!

Luton vs Man City: KICK-OFF!

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Off we go!

Luton vs Man City: Warming up

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We’re almost there!

Luton vs Man City: Head to head (h2h) history and results

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Luton wins: 14

Draws: 15

Man City wins: 21

Luton vs Man City: Kevin De Bruyne starts!

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A big boost for City as Kevin De Bruyne starts at Kenilworth Road after his recent hamstring issues.

Jack Grealish joins him in the XI, looking to get himself back on track.

Confirmed Man City lineup

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Man City XI: Ortega; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; Kovacic, Nunes, De Bruyne; Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Dias, Doku, Rodrigo, Alvarez, Gomez, Foden, Bobb, Lewis

Confirmed Luton lineup

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Luton XI: Krul; Ogbene, Burke, Mengi, Bell, Doughty; Barkley, Clark, Chong; Woodrow, Morris

Subs: Shea, Osho, Berry, Mpanzu, Hashioka, Townsend, Johnson, Nelson, Piesolo

Luton vs Man City: Team news on the way!

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Just under 15 minutes until we run through the team news!

Pep Guardiola fires warning to Man City rivals ahead of 'decisive' run of fixtures

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Pep Guardiola has declared his Manchester City side are relishing the “decisive part of the season” as they compete on three fronts.

After a treble-winning season last term, City are still in the hunt to repeat that success. They sit just one point off Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, and are in control of their last-16 tie in the Champions League against Copenhagen ahead of the second leg in Manchester.

The focus for now though is on the FA Cup, with City travelling to face Luton on Tuesday night for a place in the quarter-finals.

Guardiola’s side are on a 17-match unbeaten and have once again hit their stride as the business end of the season looms.

As well as their cup fixtures, City face title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal in March, as well as a Manchester derby and a trip to Brighton.

"Next month helps us to still have another month,” Guardiola said.

“It will define if we have another month to play for the titles. It doesn't define anything.”

Pep Guardiola hails 'world class' Phil Foden after Man City win

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Pep Guardiola hailed the “world class” Phil Foden after sealing Manchester City’s win over Bournemouth.

Foden's ninth league goal of the season secured the unconvincing 1-0 win that pushed champions City to one point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Read his full comments here!

Luton vs Man City: Latest FA Cup odds today

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Luton Town - 15/2

Draw - 9/2

City - 2/7

Odds via Betway.

Luton vs Man City: Are there replays in the fifth round?

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The fifth round of the FA Cup continues tonight, as teams look to book their place in the quarter-finals.

Holders Manchester City are in action as they travel to face Luton, while Bournemouth host Leicester and Blackburn will be eyeing a cup upset as they welcome Newcastle to Ewood Park.

The four remaining fixtures take place on Wednesday night, starting with Chelsea, looking to bounce back from defeat in the Carabao Cup final, hosting Leeds.

Manchester United travel to take on Nottingham Forest and Wolves face Brighton, before Liverpool’s home tie against Southampton brings an end to the midweek action.

The eight teams still in the FA Cup will be confirmed on Wednesday night, with fifth-round fixtures going to extra-time and penalties if required. That is despite replays being used in previous rounds of the competition this season.

The decision was made by the FA in the 2018/19 campaign to scrap replays for the fifth round, in a bid to ease fixture congestion.

No replays were used in the 2020/21 competition, as football battled with the impact of the pandemic, but they returned to the first four rounds of the FA Cup last season.

Reports earlier this campaign suggested that replays could be scrapped entirely in coming seasons, with extra pressure on the domestic calendar due to the expansion of European competitions.

A decision on when the changes could come in has not yet been made, but a new TV contract is set for the 2025/26 season. FA Cup replays could be scrapped, along with the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-finals.

Luton vs Man City: FA Cup prediction today

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Luton have shown at times this season that they can (almost) match the Premier League's bigger teams. City only narrowly won 2-1 at Kenilworth Road earlier this season, for example.

But they also come into the game off the back of three consecutive defeats, and did not look like winning at any point in those games. City will make changes but still field an extremely daunting team - it should be a fairly routine win for them.

Man City to win, 3-0.

Man City team news vs Luton today

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City will likely make some changes against Luton. Julian Alvarez was for the win over Bournemouth dropped for the first time in the Premier League this season, so could come back in. Jeremy Doku and Kyle Walker joined him on the bench, along with Kevin De Bruyne.

Stefan Ortega should replace Ederson between the sticks as the cup goalkeeper. Josko Gvardiol is close to returning from injury, but is set to miss out again.

Luton team news vs Man City today

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Alfie Doughty and Albert Sambi Lokonga will be assessed ahead of the game, while the likes of Andros Townsend will be given another chance to impress.

Elijah Adebayo, who scored in the corresponding Premier League fixture, misses out with a thigh injury, along with Marvelous Nakamba, Jacob Brown and Mads Andersen and captain Tom Lockyer.

Luton vs Man City: TV channel and live stream

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TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on ITV1, with coverage beginning at 7.30pm.

Live stream: Subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the ITVX app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action tonight via Standard Sport’s live blog.

Welcome

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Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester City’s FA Cup trip to Luton this evening.

Kick-off from Kenilworth Road is at 8pm GMT.