Manchester City had been made to work arduous by Peterborough United earlier than sealing a spot within the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Riyad Mahrez put the Premier League leaders forward along with his facet’s first try heading in the right direction earlier than Jack Grealish scored his first FA Cup purpose.
Peterborough, backside of the Championship, ought to have taken the lead with the sport goalless however Sammie Szmodics scuffed his try.
Six-time winners City will uncover their last-eight opponents on Thursday.
City have now scored 103 goals in all competitions this season.
But Peterborough gave Guardiola and his gamers a scare earlier than two goals – and two assists by Phil Foden – within the area of seven second-half minutes sealed City’s passage.
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Peterborough United
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Squad quantity25Player titleBenda
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Squad quantity12Player titleKnight
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Squad quantity2Player titleEdwards
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Squad quantity6Player titleKent
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Squad quantity23Player titleWard
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Squad quantity42Player titleFuchs
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Squad quantity11Player titleGrant
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Squad quantity43Player titleCoulson
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Squad quantity15Player titlePoku
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Squad quantity17Player titleJones
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Squad quantity7Player titleSzmodics
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Squad quantity9Player titleClarke-Harris
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Squad quantity10Player titleBrown
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Squad quantity14Player titleMarriott
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Squad quantity16Player titleBurrows
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Squad quantity24Player titleMumba
Manchester City
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Squad quantity5Player titleStones -
Squad quantity14Player titleLaporte
Line-ups
Peterborough
Formation 3-4-3
- 25Benda
- 12Knight
- 2Edwards
- 6Kent
- 23WardSubstituted forMumbaat 79′minutes
- 42Fuchs
- 11Grant
- 43CoulsonSubstituted forBurrowsat 79′minutes
- 15PokuSubstituted forMarriottat 71′minutes
- 17JonesSubstituted forClarke-Harrisat 71′minutes
- 7SzmodicsBooked at 70minsSubstituted forBrownat 71′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Beevers
- 9Clarke-Harris
- 10Brown
- 13Cornell
- 14Marriott
- 16Burrows
- 22Corbett
- 24Mumba
- 27Barker
Man City
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Ederson
- 27Cancelo
- 3Rúben DiasSubstituted forStonesat 45′minutes
- 6AkéBooked at 17minsSubstituted forLaporteat 45′minutes
- 11Zinchenko
- 47Foden
- 25FernandinhoBooked at 70mins
- 8Gündogan
- 26Mahrez
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Grealish
Substitutes
- 5Stones
- 7Sterling
- 14Laporte
- 16Rodri
- 17De Bruyne
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 33Carson
- 84Slicker
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Attendance:
- 13,405
Live Text
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Match ends, Peterborough United 0, Manchester City 2.
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Second Half ends, Peterborough United 0, Manchester City 2.
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Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Knight (Peterborough United).
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Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the centre of the field misses to the appropriate. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a nook.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
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Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) proper footed shot from very shut vary is shut, however misses to the appropriate. Assisted by John Stones with a headed move following a nook.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
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Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the field misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a nook.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Steven Benda.
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Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) proper footed shot from the left facet of the field is saved within the prime centre of the purpose. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
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Jorge Grant (Peterborough United) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
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Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is blocked.
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Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
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Foul by Jeando Fuchs (Peterborough United).
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Substitution, Peterborough United. Harrison Burrows replaces Hayden Coulson.
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Substitution, Peterborough United. Bali Mumba replaces Joe Ward due to an damage.
