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No dramas as Man City ease past Swindon in FA Cup

January 7, 2022 Manchester City's Romeo Lavia in action with Swindon Town's Ryan East REUTERS

Premier League leaders Manchester City made light work of fourth-tier Swindon Town in a 4-1 away victory in the opening salvo of a busy weekend of FA Cup third round action on Friday.

A full house at the County Ground had their hopes of a famous upset crushed inside the opening half hour as a strong City side struck twice through Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus.

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