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- James McAtee scored a stunning second-half hat-trick against Salford City
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Manchester City’s resurrection to silverware contenders took a celebrated leap in the FA Cup as Pep Guardiola’s dominated a 8-0 thrashing of local lower league rivals, Salford.
The Class of 92′ backed League One side arrived at the Etihad looking to pull off a heroic against-the-odds upset, but left slightly red-faced as City put on a show of elite attacking prowess.
Academy graduate James McAtee – who has attracted strong interest from a host of Premier League clubs amidst a lack of regular minutes – scored a second-half hattrick with Jeremy Doku also scoring twice.
Youngsters Nico O’Reilly and Divin Mubama both also scored on their rare appearances for City’s first-team, while Jack Grealish scored a valuable goal from the penalty spot.
Manchester City ‘s resurrection to silverware contenders took a celebrated leap in the FA Cup as Pep Guardiola ‘s dominated a 8-0 thrashing of local lower league rivals, Salford
James Mcatee (left) scored a hat-trick while Jack Grealish (middle) also scored in the cup win
The scoreline threatened to spill into double digits when McAtee scored his third and City’s fifth of the second-half despite Guardiola naming a largely inexperienced team for the cup clash.
Full match story to follow.
