Football

Man City makes FA cup quarterfinals

February 11, 2021 5:47 am

Gabriel Jesus scored his eighth goal of the season from close range. [Source: BBC]

Manchester City has rewritten English football’s record books after a comfortable 3-1 victory at Swansea City to send them into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus were on target as Man City won its 15th game in a row in all competitions.

Swansea’s debutant Morgan Whittaker managed to pull one back for his side but it was not enough as City walked away with the win.

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This triumph means Manchester City have set a new record for successive domestic wins by an English top-flight club, surpassing the previous best of 14 achieved by the Preston team of 1891-92 and the 1987-88 Arsenal side.

Man City remains in contention for a quadruple while Swansea, who are third in the Championship.

[Source: BBC]