Derby in the Premier League – Haaland: “I am returning to my best level”

A five-pack should be just the start for star striker Erling Haaland on the road back to his former strength. “I'm getting back to my best level. “I finally feel good, it's an amazing feeling,” he said. Norwegian after his impressive goal display for Manchester City in English FA Cup on ITV: “Exciting times ahead. “We are ready to attack.”

The 23-year-old almost single-handedly took the English football champions to the quarter-finals with a 6-2 (3-1) victory against Luton Town on Tuesday night. Haaland scored a hat-trick (minute 3, 18, 40) in the first half and scored twice after the substitution (55, 58). And then he sent a brief but unequivocal warning to the competition. “We're coming,” Haaland said, referring to the Champions League winners, who want to win the title again this season.

Thanks to a very late goal, Liverpool FC maintained its first position in the Premier League. Substitute attacker Darwin Núñez scored a header in the ninth minute of injury time on Saturday for a 1-0 (0-0) victory at Nottingham Forest.

The chasing and defending champions, Manchester City, are four points behind before the derby against Manchester United this Sunday. Third-placed Arsenal FC, who are so far just one point behind last year's treble winners City, will not play Sheffield United until Monday evening.