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 w