Manchester City booked their place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup after beating Championship leaders Burnley 6-0.
Erling Haaland took his tally for the season to 42 with another hat-trick, with Julian Alvarez also bagging a brace as substitute Cole Palmer got in on the action.
Sportsmail’s Ian Whittell rates the players from the FA Cup quarter-final clash at the Etihad.
Man City (4-1-4-1):
Stefan Ortega 6: The German keeper was Guardiola’s only “reserve” for the tie and a poor early clearance could have been disastrous. Saved well from Tella and Maatsen, and his kick led to the opener.
Kyle Walker 6: Back in the starting line-up and City need his pace, with Burnley threatening on the break at times. Set up what looks like a sitter for Mahrez.
Stefan Ortega made some poor clearances early on but went on to make excellent saves
Ruben Dias 7: Made a crucial challenge on Tella when he looked ready to score, showing why his manager likened him to Kompany pre-match. Cool on the ball.
Aymeric Laporte 7: Very composed at the back in the first half spell with the tie scoreless and Burnley leading. Showed his strength and poise in his second half tussles with veteran Barnes.
Rico Lewis 7: Nominally a left-back, the versatile teenager moved into midfield when City had the ball – which was most of the time. A stunning tackle on Foster showed his defensive quality.
Rodri 6: Alone for a lot of time in midfield and looked like he might be over-run at times but his timing and experience helped keep the Clarets at bay.
Aymeric Laporte was very composed at the back in the first half spell when the tie was scoreless
Riyad Mahrez 7: Slow start but as City grew in the tie, he started to become more productive on the right. Get a good chance straight at the keeper after the break.
Kevin De Bruyne 7: Not at the peak of his powers, with some misplaced passes and some unproductive set-pieces. But brilliant assists for two of City’s second-half goals.
Julian Alvarez 8: The World Cup winner played a central attacking midfield role and that’s where the opening goal came from his brilliant assist. Still adjusting to a slightly different role but worthy of his goals.
Phil Foden 7: Very targeted for some rough tactics by her old husband Kompany; with Beyer, Roberts and Vitinho all catching him. However, it showed no ill effects as he was laid in the second.
Kevin De Bruyne misplaces some passes but when in notch two assists in the match
Erling Haaland 9: Five in midweek, but almost sniffed until he coolly converted a 27th-minute hat-trick with his customary deadly touch. That means he scored nine goals in his last 134 minutes for City!
Replacements
Cole Palmer for Haaland 63 mins – 7
Manuel Akanji for Dias 63 mins – 6
Calvin Phillips for Rodri 66 mins – 6
Sergio Gomez for Lewis 66 mins – 6
Jack Grealish for De Bruyne 89 mins
Substitutes (not used) Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Ederson.
Erling Haaland scored his eighth goal in five days while Julian Alvarez grabbed a brace
Burnley (4-2-3-1)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 7: The back-up keeper had no saves in the first half but still had to get the ball into the net twice. Made some good second half blocks before the deluge.
Connor Roberts 4: Foden’s onslaught on City’s left suffered and he was nowhere to be found in City’s second. Couldn’t get close enough to kick Foden, though he tried hard.
Ameen Al Dakhil 4: The young defender missed a tricky half-chance from a first-half corner and struggled all day with City’s firepower. An experience he will never forget.
Burnley goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell made some good blocks before the deluge
Jordan Beyer 4: The big defender has no answer to Haaland, but there’s no shame in that. Despite being 6’2” he was tossed aside like a rag doll by the City man in an attack.
Ian Maatsen 5: Could have done better with a rare sight of goal before the break but his shot was too close to the keeper. Never gave up against Mahrez but had his hands full.
Johann Gudmundsson 5: An early shot by Rodri was charged down and grafted but the ball wasn’t enough to show his distribution skills and was taken on the break.
Josh Cullen 5: Used the ball well in Burnley’s brief period of dominance in the first half but the rest of his afternoon was spent chasing shadows, rather than the ball.
Nathan Tella 6: The tie looked lively when it was competitive and only a good tackle by Dias denied him a scoring chance while Ortega saved well from another of his attempts.
Clarets’ 6’2 defender Jordan Beyer was thrown around like a rag doll by Haaland.
Vitinho 4: The attacking midfielder showed plenty of pace and poise in the first half and was involved in some good passing moves but faded away after the break, as did all the Clarets.
Anass Zaroury 6: A few good balls could have led to something, one for Tella in particular, but another great Burnley forward who will never be allowed to shine.
Lyle Foster 5: The little-used South African was given an early chance by Ortega but held back by Lewis. A big ask for the kid and it’s no wonder he left the break.
Replacements
Ashley Barnes for Foster 45 mins – 5
Jack Cork for Gudmundsson 45 mins – 4
Michael Obafemi for Tella 64 mins – 5
Samuel Bastien for Vitinho 77 mins – 5
Charlie Taylor for Maatsen 77 mins – 5
Substitutes (not used) Twine, Bastien, Dervisoglu, Muric.
Referee: J Brooks 7
Nathan Tella looked lively as the tie was competitive and was denied by a good tackle by Dias
