Manchester United's famed Class of 92 may have enjoy remarkable success over Man City during their playing heyday, but the trio of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt were powerless to prevent their Salford City side from suffering an FA Cup crushing at the Etihad.

A James McAtee hat-trick, Jeremy Doku double, Jack Grealish penalty, debut Divin Mubama goal and Nico O'Reilly strike all contributed to a Mancunian mauling on Saturday evening, as Guardiola's youngsters proved that the kids are more than all right.

The emphatic third-round success marked the first time since 1933 that Man City had scored an extraordinary eight goals in one FA Cup match, as the reigning Premier League champions hit a new zenith in their winter revival following top-flight beatings of West Ham United and Leicester City.

A 4-1 hammering of the Hammers on January 4 took the sixth-placed Citizens to within two points of the Champions League places, and while a title five-peat may be out of the question, a top-four finish should not be if Guardiola's men can prolong their customary second-half-of-season surge.

Even in the midst of their unforeseen capitulation, City seldom failed to find the mark in the Premier League and have found the back of the net in each of their last seven Premier League matches, a good omen for the neutrals hoping to witness another Brentford blockbuster.





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曼联著名的92届球员也许在他们的全盛时期对曼城取得了巨大的成功，但吉格斯、斯科尔斯和巴特三人组却无力阻止他们的索尔福德城在足总杯上被阿提哈德击败。

詹姆斯·麦卡蒂的帽子戏法、杰里米·多库的梅开二度、杰克·格里利什的点球、迪文·穆巴玛的处子球和尼科·奥莱利的进球都为周六晚上的曼联队大比分贡献了力量，瓜迪奥拉的年轻球员们证明了他们的孩子们是非常出色的。

第三轮的胜利标志着曼城自1933年以来首次在足总杯比赛中打进8球，这支英超卫冕冠军在击败西汉姆联和莱斯特城后，在他们的冬季复兴中达到了新的顶峰。

在1月4日以4比1大胜铁锤帮的比赛中，排名第六的市民队距离欧冠席位只有2分的差距，虽然五冠王可能是不可能的，但如果瓜迪奥拉的球员们能够延续他们在赛季后半段的势头，那么前四应该是不可能的。

即使在他们意想不到的投降中，曼城也很少在英超联赛中找不到目标，并且在最近的七场英超比赛中都找到了球门，这对于希望见证另一个布伦特福德大片的中立者来说是一个好兆头。