Soccer-No dramas as Man City ease past Swindon in FA Cup


Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Swindon Town v Manchester City - County Ground, Swindon, Britain - January 7, 2022 Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/David Klein

SWINDON, England (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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