January 11, 2021
City moved safely into the Fourth Round of this season’s FA Cup with an emphatic 3-0 win over Birmingham at the Etihad.
Bernardo Silva put City ahead on eight minutes with a brilliant left-footed volley from the edge of the area, and the Portuguese midfielder doubled our lead seven minutes later, finishing off a fine team goal with a close-range strike.
Andres Prieto made a fine save from the returning Gabriel Jesus, whose effort from a tight angle lacked the necessary finesse, and Phil Foden thought he was fouled inside the area, but after a quick VAR check, the protests were waved away.
Foden made it 3-0 soon after with a powerful low strike, and only a goalline clearance from Maikel Kieftenbeld denied Jesus inflicting further damage befo...
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