Manchester City 3-0 Birmingham City: Silva at the double as Guardiola's men cruise into fourth round

Manchester City comfortably moved to the 4th round of the FA cup after cruising past Birmingham City in thrilling 3-0 victory on Sunday.

Goals came in from Bernando Silva who netted twice and Phil Folden. All goals came within 33minutes of the first half.

Guardiola surprisingly fielded a strong XI in other to avoid any upset. Their superiority was obvious throughout the match.

City will now be setting their sight to their Premier League clash against Brighton on Wednesday