Two moments of Manchester City class crushed Peterborough's growing hopes of an FA Cup giant-killing.
It was a classic cup match, despite being in midweek, with the Championship’s bottom club defying their lowly status to keep it goalless by halftime and then threatening to tweak the nose of the Premier League kings.
On a sticky, unpredictable pitch, it started to look like all the ingredients were there for a shock. But since Wigan got under their skin four years ago, City have clamped down on such embarrassments.
