Since the announcement of the draw for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, the impatience of Manchester City fans has been great. Just like the one in Pep Guardiola et Vincent Kompany. “Vince The Prince” finds the club where he wrote his legend as a Burnley coach. He also finds his mentor, Pep Guardiola.
If the meeting itself attracted a lot of attention, we also expected pretty images for this reunion. The first was offered to us by the whole stadium, the second by the two coaches. After a standing ovation from the Etihad Stadium for the Belgian, Kompany and Guardiola exchanged a warm hug before the start of the game. Something to moisten the eyes of the most sensitive citizen fans.
On the sporting side, City inflicted a real slap on the Championship leader, demonstrating the huge gap between the two divisions. The score is currently 6-0 in favor of City thanks to three goals…Erling Haaland. First a double in three minutes shortly following the half hour mark, and then a third just before the hour mark in the 32nd minute. The Norwegian who has therefore scored his 40th, 41st, 42nd goals for City this season, in 37 matches. And eight goals in the last two meetings. Scary. Note that the Norwegian cyborg came out in the 64th minute, replaced by Palmer.
The fourth goal was scored by Julian Alvarez on a very nice serve from Kevin De Bruyne in the 62nd minute. The fifth by Haaland’s replacement, Cole Palmer. Burnley is no longer there and the addition becomes salty.
And Kevin De Bruyne’s incredible pass for Julian Alvarez for the 6-0 obviously doesn’t help. A gesture as subtle as it is precise from the Devil. With a perfect finish. The Citizens feast, Burnley tastes.
