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Phil Foden has scored three FA Cup goals in two games this seasonPhil Foden scored twice as Manchester City saw off Championship side Bristol City to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Foden slammed in an early opener at the back post from Riyad Mahrez's ball across the six-yard box.
He netted his second from Julian Alvarez's pass, with a first-time effort deflecting past Max O'Leary.
Kevin de Bruyne added a wonderful third from 25 yards into the bottom corner late on for the visitors.
Bristol City, who had been unbeaten in 12 games going back to 26 December, gave a good account of themselves for long spells, with a Mark Sykes penalty appeal waved away and Alex Scott forcing a save from Stefan Ortega.
But treble-chasing Manchester City could have won by more, with Kalvin Phillips hitting the crossbar after just one minute.
Foden shines as Man City get the job done
Pep Guardiola has always taken the domestic cups seriously and that continued with a strong starting line-up at a sold-out Ashton Gate.
Top scorer Erling Haaland was left on the bench but the majority of the Premier League champions' first-team stars were involved, including De Bruyne on his return from illness.
The Belgian maestro was involved in the opener, feeding Mahrez down the right before the Algerian - who played under Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson at Leicester - found Foden who slotted home.
Foden also netted against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, which was only his second goal since the World Cup.
The visitors could already have been ahead by then with Phillips crashing a 25-yard shot off the bar after just 60 seconds.
They had other chances to score too before the break with Ruben Dias heading straight at O'Leary and De Bruyne drilling over from inside the box.
In the second half Guardiola's side eventually ran away with it, with Foden scoring his second via a Zak Vyner deflection before De Bruyne's long-range strike capped the win.
Manchester City - who have only won one FA Cup under Guardiola - are still fighting for three competitions.
They sit two points behind league leaders Arsenal, and drew 1-1 at RB Leipzig in the Champions League last 16 first leg.
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Bristol City
Squad number12Player nameO'Leary
Squad number19Player nameTanner
Squad number26Player nameVyner
Squad number22Player nameKalas
Squad number16Player namePring
Squad number6Player nameJames
Squad number8Player nameWilliams
Squad number17Player nameSykes
Squad number7Player nameScott
Squad number20Player nameBell
Squad number21Player nameWells
Squad number3Player nameDasilva
Squad number10Player nameKing
Squad number14Player nameWeimann
Squad number35Player nameTaylor-Clarke
Squad number36Player nameFrancois
Manchester City
Squad number18Player nameOrtega- Squad number6Player nameAké
- Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
- Squad number25Player nameAkanji
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne- Squad number82Player nameLewis
- Squad number4Player namePhillips
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number47Player nameFoden
- Squad number10Player nameGrealish
- Squad number21Player nameGómez
Squad number31Player nameEderson- Squad number32Player namePerrone
- Squad number80Player namePalmer
Line-ups
Bristol City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12O'Leary
- 19TannerSubstituted forWeimannat 45'minutes
- 26Vyner
- 22Kalas
- 16PringSubstituted forDasilvaat 77'minutes
- 6JamesSubstituted forKingat 89'minutes
- 8WilliamsBooked at 87minsSubstituted forTaylor-Clarkeat 89'minutes
- 17Sykes
- 7Scott
- 20Bell
- 21WellsSubstituted forFrancoisat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Wilson
- 3Dasilva
- 10King
- 14Weimann
- 23Haikin
- 35Taylor-Clarke
- 36Francois
- 37Thomas
- 42Morrison
Man City
Formation 3-2-4-1
- 18OrtegaSubstituted forEdersonat 45'minutes
- 6AkéSubstituted forGómezat 83'minutes
- 3Rúben Dias
- 25Akanji
- 17De Bruyne
- 82Lewis
- 4Phillips
- 20Bernardo SilvaBooked at 87minsSubstituted forPerroneat 88'minutes
- 19Álvarez
- 26MahrezSubstituted forGrealishat 71'minutes
- 47FodenBooked at 66minsSubstituted forPalmerat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 8Gündogan
- 9Haaland
- 10Grealish
- 16Rodri
- 21Gómez
- 31Ederson
- 32Perrone
- 80Palmer
Referee:Andre Marriner
Attendance:25,713
Live Text
Match ends, Bristol City 0, Manchester City 3.
Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Manchester City 3.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
Omar Taylor-Clarke (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Bristol City. Andy King replaces Matty James.
Substitution, Bristol City. Omar Taylor-Clarke replaces Joe Williams.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Manchester City. Máximo Perrone replaces Bernardo Silva.
Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Nathan Aké.
Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Phil Foden.
Substitution, Bristol City. Marlee Francois replaces Nahki Wells.
Goal! Bristol City 0, Manchester City 3. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
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