Man City 5-0 Burnley: De Bruyne-inspired Citizens continue quest for quadruple

Kevin De Bruyne's goal was the pick of the bunch in a dominant FA Cup win for Manchester City.

Match Events

10' Walker takes out the corner flag!

Walker tries to keep a searching pass from De Bruyne in play down the right. He slides to keep the ball in play on the flank, but then takes out the corner flag in the process before conceding a goal-kick.

23'GOAL! Man City 1-0 Burnley (Jesus)

JESUS OPENS THE SCORING!!!! 1-0 CITY!!!! City take the lead at the Etihad Stadium as the Brazilian finds the net with a sublime finish. Jesus latches on to an offload from Danilo down the left inside channel. He cuts inside to beat two Burnley defenders before retaining his balance to fire low past Pope, who cannot keep the ball out with his boot. A fine effort from the City forward.

52'GOAL! Man City 2-0 Burnley (Bernardo Silva)

BERNARDO SILVA FINDS THE NET!! 2-0!!! City extend their lead as Bernardo Silva notches their second of the afternoon. Gundogan and De Bruyne combined on the break to release the Portuguese on the right flank. He took a touch inside before rifling an effort towards goal. Ward got a deflection on the strike, but it only served to wrong foot Pope, who got a hand to the ball, although he couldn't keep it out.

61'GOAL! Man City 3-0 Burnley (De Bruyne)

GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! DE BRUYNE POWERS THE BALL HOME!!! 3-0!!!! The home side have their third and surely secure their spot in the fifth round of the FA Cup as the Belgian finds the net. City moved the ball with pace down the left flank before Mahrez teed up De Bruyne for a strike at goal. He was afforded space and time to pick his spot and he drilled his effort beyond Pope into the bottom corner.

73'OWN GOAL! Man City 4-0 Burnley (Long)

LONG PUTS THE BALL INTO HIS OWN NET!! 4-0!!! City are pouring on the agony for the visitors as De Bruyne hammers the ball across the face of goal and Long is helpless, steering the ball into the net. Bernardo Silva threaded the needle to release De Bruyne in the inside right channel. The Belgian had options in the box and went for power with his cross and was rewarded with an own goal. It has been a ruthless display from City.

85'Penalty Goal! Man City 5-0 Burnley (Aguero)

Match Report

Manchester City swept Burnley aside to maintain their fight for silverware on four fronts with a 5-0 FA Cup fourth-round triumph.

Pep Guardiola described talk of City winning the quadruple as "fantasy", but it remains an attainable achievement for his side at the end of a week in which they reached the EFL Cup final.

Tougher tests will await than that presented by Burnley at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with the visitors undone by a first-half strike from the in-form Gabriel Jesus and one apiece after the break from Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, the latter being the pick of the bunch.

City also won October's Premier League fixture here 5-0 and Sean Dyche's side succumbed to the same fate as Kevin Long's own goal and Sergio Aguero's penalty completed the rout. 

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Line-ups

Man City XI: Fernandinho, N. Otamendi, K. Walker, İ. Gündoğan, Danilo, K. De Bruyne, Mahrez, J. Stones, Ederson Moraes, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus

Subs: David Silva, S. Agüero, R. Sterling, A.Laporte, Sané, Foden, A. Murić

Burnley XI: Defour, Ward, M. Vydra, K.Long, Brady, Hendrick, Tarkowski, Ben Gibson, Taylor, N. Pope, D. McNeil

Subs: J. Hart, Cork, Barnes, Vokes, Westwood, C.Wood, B. Mee