Manchester Metropolis completely thrashed League One opposition Exeter Metropolis as Pep Guardiola’s aspect cruised into the fourth spherical of the FA Cup.
Metropolis, overwhelmed finalists previously two seasons, benefitted from two first-half personal objectives earlier than piling on the objectives in an enormous win.
Jake Doyle-Hayes and Jack Fitzwater have 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 harm 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 advantageous low end.
Tijjani Reijnders made it seven with a shocking curling end and Nico O’Reilly headed an eighth as Metropolis matched the rating they put up on Salford City last year.
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 the right track of the sport.
The house followers have been calling for a tenth however the subsequent objective got here for Exeter, George Birch hammering in left-footed.
The objectives weren’t over, and Lewis obtained his second of the sport to convey up double figures in added time.
Metropolis have now received their final 16 residence matches within the FA Cup whereas Exeter final beat a top-flight aspect within the competitors after they knocked out Leicester in 1981.
