Norwegian star Erling Haaland achieved several record-breaking milestones during Manchester City's match against Luton Town (6-2) on Tuesday evening, in the FA Cup round of 16. Haaland scored five consecutive goals in the minutes (3, 18, 40, 55, 58) of the match. He became the first player in Manchester City's history to score five goals in a single match twice.
Haaland had previously scored five goals against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, during their 7-0 victory, on their way to winning the tournament for the first time in the 2022-2023 season. He is also the first player to score five or more goals in an FA Cup match for a top-tier team since George Best scored six goals for Manchester United against Northampton Town in 1970.
Haaland equaled the record for the most goals scored in an FA Cup match for Manchester City, tying with Frank Roberts and Bobbie Marshall. Roberts scored five goals in February 1926 against Crystal Palace (11-4) in the fifth round, while Marshall netted five goals in January 1930 against Swindon Town (10-1) during a replay in the fourth round, at Maine Road.
A canceled record saw Scottish player Denis Law score six goals for Manchester City in Luton in 1961, but this was scratched from the records. Unfortunately, after 69 minutes of the match, heavy rain forced the referee to cancel the game, while Manchester City was leading (6-2) at the time. Worse still, Manchester City lost the replay (1-3), with Law scoring the only goal, and the remarkable achievement from the first match was erased from the records!
Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne also achieved a notable record after his impressive performance, contributing to the creation of Haaland's first four goals. De Bruyne matched the record of English star Harry Kane, now of Bayern Munich, who assisted his former Tottenham teammate Son Heung-Min against Southampton (5-2) in September 2020.
