Overview
- Manchester City beat Newcastle United 3-1 at St James’ Park to progress from the fifth round to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
- Harvey Barnes opened the scoring for Newcastle before Savinho equalised six minutes before half-time from a Jeremy Doku cross that went in off his standing leg.
- Omar Marmoush netted twice in the second half to complete the turnaround and send City through.
- Pep Guardiola said it was the best game City have played against Newcastle in his ten years in charge and praised Marmoush’s finishing while urging improvement in tight spaces and first control.
- City’s run reaches a ninth last-eight appearance of Guardiola’s tenure and an eighth consecutive season, with the quarter-final draw on Monday.