Manchester City obliterated Salford’s former Manchester United star owners with an 8-0 FA Cup rout on Saturday, while Liverpool eased into the fourth round with a dominant 4-0 win over Accrington Stanley.
Chelsea were among the other major victors, thrashing Morecambe 5-0.
Brentford, however, became the only Premier League side to fall to lower-league opposition, as Plymouth, who are at the bottom of the Championship, stunned the Bees 1-0 thanks to a late winner from Morgan Whittaker.
League Two club Salford, who have risen through the non-league ranks since the investment of David Beckham, Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, and Nicky Butt in 2014, were left disappointed.
Scholes, Butt, and director of football Giggs were at the Etihad but were denied a night to rival their best moments from their time at Old Trafford.
Pep Guardiola made significant changes to his squad, resting Erling Haaland for the game.
Jeremy Doku opened the scoring after just eight minutes, and youngsters Divin Mubama and Nico O’Reilly made it 3-0 before halftime. Jack Grealish scored his first City goal in over a year from the penalty spot, with Doku adding another from the spot.
James McAtee, who had previously only scored once for City, stole the show with a 20-minute second-half hat-trick, earning man-of-the-match honors. “I’ve been here since I was 10, and it’s a special moment for me. Something I’ll remember forever,” said McAtee.
Source: The COW News
