Soccer: Haaland bags hat-trick as Man City hammer Liverpool 4-0 in FA Cup quarter-final

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.