MANCHESTER, England: Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Liverpool 4-0 in their FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to cruise into the last four.
Haaland fired the opener from the penalty spot in the 39th minute after Nico O'Reilly was fouled, and the Norwegian doubled his tally in first-half stoppage time with a well-placed header from an excellent cross by Antoine Semenyo.
Semenyo got on the scoresheet himself five minutes after the break and Haaland completed his treble with a shot off the underside of the crossbar in the 57th minute before Liverpool's woes continued when Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved.
In the other quarter-finals, Chelsea take on Port Vale and Southampton host Arsenal later on Saturday, with Leeds United travelling to West Ham United on Sunday.
Haaland fired the opener from the penalty spot in the 39th minute after Nico O'Reilly was fouled, and the Norwegian doubled his tally in first-half stoppage time with a well-placed header from an excellent cross by Antoine Semenyo.
Semenyo got on the scoresheet himself five minutes after the break and Haaland completed his treble with a shot off the underside of the crossbar in the 57th minute before Liverpool's woes continued when Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved.
In the other quarter-finals, Chelsea take on Port Vale and Southampton host Arsenal later on Saturday, with Leeds United travelling to West Ham United on Sunday.