Manchester Metropolis completely thrashed League One opposition Exeter Metropolis as Pep Guardiola’s aspect cruised into the fourth spherical of the FA Cup.
Metropolis, crushed finalists up to now two seasons, benefitted from two first-half personal targets earlier than piling on the targets in an enormous win.
Jake Doyle-Hayes and Jack Fitzwater had been the unlucky males who put the ball in their very own web after defender Max Alleyne opened his account for the membership and captain for the day Rodri continued his comeback from damage with a cracking objective.
Rico Lewis picked up a objective within the second half and Antoine Semenyo, the £65m signing from Bournemouth, then scored on his debut with a effective low end.
Tijjani Reijnders made it seven with a surprising curling end and Nico O’Reilly headed an eighth as Metropolis matched the rating they put up on Salford Metropolis final yr.
There was time for Metropolis to go one higher as Ryan McAidoo hammered in from 20 yards on his debut with bizarrely Metropolis’s ninth shot on track of the sport.
The house followers had been calling for a tenth however the subsequent objective got here for Exeter, George Birch hammering in left-footed.
The targets weren’t over, and Lewis bought his second of the sport to deliver up double figures in added time.
Metropolis have now gained their final 16 residence matches within the FA Cup whereas Exeter final beat a top-flight aspect within the competitors once they knocked out Leicester in 1981.
