City routs Chelsea in FA Cup

London Jan 8 (BNA): Manchester City beat Chelsea for the second time in less than three days, on this occasion in the FA Cup.

And this time it was a crushing 4-0 defeat, without even the need for Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne, reports the Associated Press.

City’s best players got some rest after the 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Premier League on Thursday, but they were not particularly missed, with Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden scoring in the first half and Mahrez adding another late on. On the third round trip.

Coming to City in football’s oldest knockout competition is a rival who is likely to be the biggest threat to the Premier League title defense.

Arsenal, who lead second-placed City by five points in the league, head to the Etihad Stadium in the fourth round if they beat Oxford United of the third tier on Monday.

Mahrez scored the only goal in the two teams’ match at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. While this was a tap-in, this ball into the cup was a curling shot from a direct free kick that moved into the top corner in the 23rd minute.

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