FA Cup news - Phil Foden shines, Bernardo Silva scores twice as City cruise into fourth round
ByReuters
Updated 10/01/2021 at 15:31 GMT
FA Cup third round, Etihad Stadium - Manchester City 3 (Silva 8, 15, Foden 33) Birmingham City 0
Manchester City's English midfielder Phil Foden (R) celebrates with Manchester City's Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva (L) after scoring their third goal during the English FA Cup third round football match between Manchester City and Birmingham City
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Bernardo Silva scored twice and Phil Foden also made his mark as Manchester City beat Birmingham City 3-0 to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Portuguese midfielder Silva scored his first goal at the Etihad Stadium in over a year when he fired the ball into the top corner in the eighth minute after Birmingham defender George Friend failed to clear.
Silva doubled City's lead seven minutes later, finishing off a brilliant team move with a simple tap-in and Foden made it 3-0 before the break with a low strike from outside the box.
Riyad Mahrez thought he had added City's fourth around the hour-mark when he slotted in at the back post, but the goal was disallowed after the Algerian was ruled to have been offside.
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