Holland’s hat-trick and Alvarez’s double scored City’s big win The Manchester City vs Burnley match in the FA Cup was being called a master-disciple battle. Pep Guardiola in Man City’s dugout, while City legend Vincent Kompany is in Burnley’s dugout. As a coach, this Belgian’s role model is Guardiola. However, the Guru did not give any concession to the disciple in the field fight. Arling Holland and Julien Alvarez ran riot in Burnley’s goal for Guru. Burnley who played in the championship flew away.
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Manchester City beat Burnley 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday (March 18). City’s Norwegian goal machine Arling Holland scored a hat trick. Besides, Julien Alvarez, who won the World Cup for Argentina, scored two goals. Cole Palmer scored the other goal.
In the last match in the Champions League against RB Leipzig, he scored 5 goals in 35 minutes. Goal machine Holland scored a hat-trick again against Burnley in the FA Cup. It was his sixth hat-trick since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund earlier this season. Julien Alvarez also joined him on the day of Holland’s goal celebration. Scored a pair of goals.
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Guardiola fielded Holland and Alvarez together in 3-2-4-1 formation. The gamble has also worked. Holland’s goal in the 32nd minute started City’s goal celebration. Holland completed the hat-trick in the second and 59 minutes after 3 minutes. Holland scored 42 goals in all competitions for City this season.
Julien Alvarez started a roller coaster ride on Burnley when Holland stopped that day. Argentinian forward scored two goals in 62 and 73 minutes. Between his two goals, another young N City star, Cole Palmer, scored a goal.
