(Football news) In the fifth round, Manchester City defeated Luton Town 6-2 thanks to five goals from Erling Haaland, while the Magpies needed penalties to defeat Blackburn Rovers, a Championship team.

It’s safe to say that the final Premier League matchup between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola lived up to expectations. Last Sunday’s thrilling 1-1 tie at Anfield between Man City and Liverpool, two of the biggest teams in the English game, produced another masterpiece.

Following an ingenious corner routine by Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones gave the Citizens a well-earned lead in the first half. However, Liverpool came storming back after the break, quickly tying the score with a penalty kick from Alexis Mac Allister after Ederson fouled Darwin Nunez just 84 seconds into the second half. 

Both teams had chances to claim an important victory, particularly Liverpool, but the spoils were eventually shared and leaves the title race wide open, with new leaders Arsenal and second-placed Liverpool only separated by goal difference at the summit as Man City sit one point further back in third with 10 games left to play.

After seeing his Manchester City side extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 21 matches, Guardiola remains upbeat heading down the home straight, insisting that his side ‘are still there’ in the title race, and their hunt to win another treble can be strengthened with FA Cup success this weekend over a Newcastle outfit, whom they have beaten in 15 of their last 16 home meetings.

Since the start of last season, Manchester City have won each of their last nine FA Cup ties by an aggregate score of 31-3, and the six-time winners are bidding to become the first team in the competition’s history to reach a sixth successive semi-final.

Newcastle has had mixed results in the Premier League after defeating Blackburn in the FA Cup fifth round at the end of February. On Monday, they lost 3-2 away to Chelsea after winning 3-0 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Nicolas Jackson’s early goal for Chelsea was cancelled out by a fantastic strike from Alexander Isak. However, goals from Cole Palmer and Mykhaylo Mudryk in the second half, coupled with careless Magpies defending, put the Blues back in control before Jacob Murphy scored a cruel consolation goal on the ninetieth minute.

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