Manchester City 5-1 Luton Town: Erling Haaland scores as City go top of Premier League

Manchester Metropolis moved prime of the Premier League for at the very least a day with a predictably dominant victory over struggling Luton City.

It took Metropolis greater than an hour to double their lead by Mateo Kovacic’s candy, rising strike from close to the sting of the world.

Haaland put the sport past any doubt with a penalty after Jeremy Doku was fouled by Fred Onyedinma.

Simply after Metropolis made a double change, Ross Barkley took benefit of a Matheus Nunes mistake to tug one again for the Hatters.

However Doku reduce in from the left to fit a fantastic solo objective into the underside nook.

The spectacular Doku arrange Metropolis’s fifth as he picked out Josko Gvardiol, who slammed a magnificence into the highest nook – the defender’s second objective in every week having not scored for Metropolis earlier than that.

Metropolis are two factors clear on the prime, though Liverpool – at house to Crystal Palace – and Arsenal, who host Aston Villa, can transfer again above them on Sunday.

Luton stay within the relegation zone.

Metropolis win with out Rodri

Metropolis have achieved one thing they haven’t managed but this season, profitable a league recreation with out Rodri.

The influential midfielder has missed three league video games this season by suspension, the one three defeats Metropolis have skilled within the league.

He mentioned he wanted a relaxation after Tuesday’s 3-3 Champions League quarter-final thriller with Actual Madrid and supervisor Pep Guardiola obliged. Rodri was on the bench however Metropolis didn’t want him.

Ederson was again in objective after a month out and he had a snug afternoon to ease again into the motion.

It was a snug afternoon for everybody in a light-weight blue shirt.

Haaland ought to have scored within the first minute when he was despatched one-on-one by Kevin de Bruyne. His shot was saved by Thomas Kaminski and his follow-up was going huge earlier than being deflected in by Hashioka, who was nearly knocked out by the hassle.

It was continuous strain and dominance from Metropolis, who lived in Luton’s defensive third, however it took them till their twenty seventh shot to double their lead by Kovacic’s half-volley from Julian Alvarez’s cross.

Haaland regarded set for an additional irritating afternoon in entrance of objective till Doku was chopped down by Onyedinma, and the Norwegian transformed a penalty for his twentieth Premier League objective of the season.

After Luton pulled one again, Doku once more took on Onyedinma – who this time dared not lunge in – earlier than discovering the underside nook.

Gvardiol netted a fantastic objective in Madrid on Tuesday and received one other in stoppage time from Doku’s move.

How lengthy defending champions Metropolis stay prime will depend on Liverpool and Arsenal. Guardiola’s aspect want the pair to slide up at the very least as soon as within the closing weeks.

Not the sport for Luton to focus on

Luton are actually some extent behind Nottingham Forest within the battle to remain up after Forest’s 2-2 draw with Wolves.

However this was by no means a recreation supervisor Rob Edwards would have anticipated one thing from.

The Luton followers who made the journey loved themselves and made loads of noise – these are the sort of video games they’d have been wanting ahead to, and maybe afraid of, after final season’s promotion.

Luton managed 4 photographs, though they had been good ones with Cauley Woodrow hitting the crossbar and Barkley ending following a stepover after a Metropolis defensive mistake.

Luton’s subsequent recreation – at house to Brentford on 20 April – is big.

Participant of the match

De BruyneKevin De Bruyne

Luton City

1. Squad quantity6Participant titleBarkley

2. Squad quantity24Participant titleKaminski

3. Squad quantity45Participant titleDoughty

4. Squad quantity18Participant titleClark

5. Squad quantity9Participant titleMorris

6. Squad quantity8Participant titleBerry

7. Squad quantity14Participant titleChong

8. Squad quantity30Participant titleTownsend

9. Squad quantity16Participant titleBurke

10. Squad quantity32Participant titleOnyedinma

11. Squad quantity10Participant titleWoodrow

12. Squad quantity27Participant titleHashioka

13. Squad quantity43Participant titleNelson

14. Squad quantity38Participant titleJohnson

15. Squad quantity17Participant titleMpanzu