Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Swansea – their 15th successive victory in all competitions, which is a new record for a top-flight team in English football history.
Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus were on target as Pep Guardiola won his 200th game as Man City manager, with Swansea pulling one back late on through debutant Morgan Whittaker.
Manchester City have not lost since November and never looked like getting beaten here, as they took charge from the outset and went ahead on the half hour when Walker’s cross missed everyone in a crowded penalty area and rolled into the net.
If the goal was a little soft, it was no more than the visitors deserved given their control.
A Swansea revival looked unlikely, and any slim home hopes were quickly extinguished in the second half.
First Sterling found time and space to roll a shot low into the bottom corner of the net, then Jesus turned and steered home from close range.
Swansea’s application was rewarded late on when Whittaker, who had only been on the pitch 12 minutes, finished smartly from Ryan Manning’s cross.
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