Manchester City stormed into the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park to book a spot at Wembley - keeping their hopes of a quadruple very much alive.
Ilkay Gundogan broke the deadlock late in the second half, nodding home with a diving header after City had hit the crossbar, with midfield dynamo Kevin de Bruyne netting a second to wrap up a confident victory over the Toffees.
It was a strong display from Pep Guardiola's table toppers as they target their most successful season in their history with another piece of silverware to add to their manager's vast collection.
Sportsmail's Dominic King watched over the action on Saturday evening and provided player ratings for the players and managers.
EVERTON (5-3-2)
Joao Virginia - 7
Nervous early on with his distribution but one made superb save from Sterling.
Seamus Coleman – 6
Had more on his plate defending than attacking during a challenging night.
Mason Holgate – 5.5
Taken off late on as Everton chased an equaliser; his main role was launching throw-ins.
Yerry Mina – 6
Clumsy on occasions but would have been a different night if his header went in.
Ben Godfrey – 7
Impresses every time you see him, he’ll be playing for England in the near future
Lucas Digne – 6
Given a difficult time by Foden but did his best to stick to his guns.
Gylfi Sigurdsson – 5
Everton’s most creative player but never any opportunity cause damage.
Allan – 5
Made a couple of early challenges but most of his night was spent chasing shadows.
Andre Gomes – 5
Rasping drive fizzed wide in the second half but too often on the periphery.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 5
No meaningful sight of goal and comfortably handled by Dias.
Richarlison – 5
One shot in the second half but otherwise no meaningful contribution.
Subs
Iwobi (for Holgate 87mins)
Subs not used
Tyrer (GK), Leban, Broadhead, Davies, Iwobi, John, Keane, Nkounkou, Onyango
Manager
Carlo Ancelotti – 5
Knew his team couldn’t take City on in a football match so tried to make it a battle. They still lost.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3)
Zack Steffen – 6
Rare start for the American but well protected by his defence and no real saves to make.
Kyle Walker – 6.5
Comfortable evening when his main focus was trying to support City’s attacks.
Ruben Dias – 7
Never really out of his comfort zone, one great tackle halted Calvert-Lewin in his tracks.
Aymeric Laporte – 7
Catalyst for City’s goal when he stepped forward and his shot hit the bar.
Oleksander Zinchenko – 7
Always steady and reliable, in the right place to clear Mina’s header.
Bernardo Silva – 6.5
Surprise to see him substituted as he had been one of City’s brighter sparks.
Fernandinho – 7
Loved doing the dirty work, always around to put a timely foot in and hold it together.
Ilkay Gundogan – 7
Scampered and scurried and eventually got into a pocket to do damage.
Phil Foden – 8
Best player on the pitch, dangerous every time the ball arrived at his feet.
Gabriel Jesus – 4
Too inconsistent to be the main striker in this team, always on the periphery.
Raheem Sterling – 5
Erratic throughout and eventually substituted, should have scored his glorious chance.
Subs
Mahrez (for Silva 64mins) 6.5
De Bruyne (for Sterling 79mins) 7
Rodri (for Gundogan 89mins)
Subs not used
Ederson (GK), Aguero, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Mendy, Rodri, Stones, Toress
Manager
Pep Guardiola – 7
Paced his technical area and was increasingly exasperated but eventually found a solution to his team’s problems
Referee
Michael Oliver – 7
Both benches vocally challenged some of his decisions but in the main got everything right and no cause for contention