Manchester City’s tilt at a remarkable second consecutive treble continues. Pep Guardiola’s team are 180 minutes away from completing the FA Cup part of the feat and though Ederson and Kevin De Bruyne were missing due to injury, this professional dispatching of Newcastle again illustrated how the Catalan genius is a master of plotting a route to victory.
Guardiola has now guided City to seven FA Cup semi-finals in his eight seasons in charge, and his achievement of six in a row is a record.
