Manchester City left no room for surprises in the FA Cup. Bernardo Silva and Matheus Nunes started on the bench in the 10-1 victory against Exeter City, from the English third division, in the FA Cup. Despite making some changes, Pep Guardiola's team, coach of the skyblueswho was on the bench, did not show great savings. Haaland, Reijnders, Cherki and Rodri were some of the starters, as were Khusanov and Alleyne, the central duo who started on the last day of the Premier League, against Burnley (1-1). It was precisely the second of the central defenders who, in the 12th minute, opened the scoring, with a shot from the center of the area following a corner. Three more followed in the first half. At 24', Rodri took advantage of a ball at the edge of the area to make it 2-0 with a mid-range shot. First goal for the 2024 Ballon d'Or in more than two and a half years, he hadn't scored since matchday 38 of the 2023/24 Premier League, on May 19, 2024. At 42' and at 45'+2 the Exeter players scored... but in their own goal: own goals from Hayes and Fitzwater extended the hosts' lead. After four goals in the first half... seven more in the second. In the 49th minute, Semenyo assisted Rico Lewis with a precise cross, after combining with Reijnders. Five minutes after serving his colleague, the Ghanaian received it from Cherki and made it 6-0, thus becoming the first player since Kun Aguero, in 2011/12, to score and assist on his debut for Manchester City. With Bernardo Silva on the field, Reijnders scored, at 71', the seventh of the citizens, with a great arching shot at the edge of the area, and eight minutes later O'Reilly, with a header, scored the eighth. In the 86th minute, McAidoo, a 17-year-old winger, scored Man City's ninth. Birch also reduced the score for the visitors, with a great shot from outside the area, and Rico Lewis scored twice at 90'+1 to make the final 10-1. Demonstration of strength from the defeated finalist of the last FA Cup, who continues in the competition. Fulham, coached by Marco Silva, didn't get rid of the scare but continued on in the third round of the FA Cup. The Portuguese coach's team beat Middlesbrough, second in the Championship, the second division of English football, 3-1. The lower-tier team took the lead after half an hour of play, thanks to a goal from Hayden Hackney. At the hour of the game, Harry Wilson received it from Kevin, took it to the edge of the area and, with a smart shot, scored the equalizer. 17 minutes later, Cairney found Emile Smith-Rowe with a great pass and the former Arsenal man didn't waste the opportunity to score the comeback goal. At 90'+3, Wilson crossed the ball with precision, weight and measure and returned the pass to Kevin for 1-1. The Brazilian winger did not waste the opportunity to make the final 3-1. Brentford also progressed in the FA Cup, after a 2-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday, thanks to goals from Lewis-Potter and Jensen. Burnley beat Millwall 5-1.