Manchester City demolished Luton Town 6-2 in an eagerly anticipated FA Cup fifth-round tie on Tuesday night.
Pep Guardiola praised Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne for their outstanding performance in Manchester City's 6-2 FA Cup fifth-round win over Luton Town.
Guardiola highlighted the perfect connection between Haaland and De Bruyne on the pitch, emphasizing that both players complement each other.
Haaland scored five goals, while De Bruyne contributed with four assists in the impressive victory.
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Guardiola hails Haaland - De Bruyne connection
Speaking shortly after the final whistle, Guardiola told ITV Sports:
“Erling was on fire and with Kevin the connection was perfect.
“The connection they have. Erling needs a player like Kevin and Kevin needs the movement from Erling.”
He added “We got the space in behind and it was a really good game so here is a tough place to come, I know exactly what I’m talking about and, yeah, we are in the quarter-finals.”
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