The duo were in an utterly devastating mood and fired City to an emphatic victory at Kenilworth Road
It is no secret that Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland have a wonderful understanding on the pitch but they took their special relationship to obscene levels against Luton, combining for four goals as Manchester City blitzed the Hatters 6-2 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals in style.
De Bruyne set up Haaland to score twice within the opening 18 minutes and the pair combined again in the 40th for the Norwegian's eighth hat-trick for City but his first away from home. Luton came alive either side of half-time to make it 3-2 with two thumping strikes from Jordan Clark. Incidentally, Clark was fed on both occasions by Ross Barkley.
De Bruyne set Haaland up for a fourth goal soon after though to reassert City's control on the game and the Norwegian then bagged his fifth, helped this time by Bernardo Silva. Mateo Kovacic completed the rout with a ferocious hit from outside the area, continuing the theme of stunning goals. The only negative note was Jack Grealish getting injured once more, almost certainly ruling him out of the Manchester derby.
GOAL rates Man City's players from Kenilworth Road…
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Stefan Ortega (6/10):
His punt forward helped City score their second goal and his saves prevented Luton from reducing the deficit further in the second half.
Kyle Walker (6/10):
Had a bit of trouble from Alfie Doughty.
John Stones (8/10):
Back to the best form he showed last season, running the show in midfield when he wasn't bossing the defence.
Manuel Akanji (6/10):
Worked better in defence than when he has had to shuffle into midfield on other occasions.
Nathan Ake (7/10):
Did well to thwart Carlton Morris when City were 1-0 up.
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Matheus Nunes (6/10):
Played a big part in the first goal and looks more and more like a City player.
Mateo Kovacic (7/10):
Held the fort so Rodri could get a rest and scored the most impressive goal of the night.
Bernardo Silva (7/10):
Was in an artistic mood and thrived in the chaotic nature of the game.
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Kevin De Bruyne (10/10):
Knew exactly where to find Haaland and always gave him the perfect delivery.
Erling Haaland (10/10):
Took his goal tally from 22 to 27 in one evening. The only negative note is he could not get a double hat-trick.
Jack Grealish (5/10):
Looked a little rusty and then through no fault of his own pulled another muscle, forcing him off just 38 minutes into his comeback.
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Oscar Bobb (6/10):
Wanted to get in on the scoring act.
Julian Alvarez (5/10):
Will be disappointed he couldn't made the scoreline even bigger.
Rico Lewis (6/10):
Took the baton from Stones.
Sergio Gomez (5/10):
Got a rare outing but not enough time to make his mark on the game.
Pep Guardiola (8/10):
Was able to rest Rodri and still see his side score for fun. And once the result was assured, he got others involved from the bench.