Man City back up fantastic ticketing policy in thrilling Fulham win

First and foremost, it was fantastic to see a sellout crowd at the Etihad for the FA Cup game against Fulham.

Manchester City were mocked by the usual weirdos when they announced ticket prices starting at £15 for adults, £10 for concessions and £1 for kids, but produced a full house against a Championship team they have an extremely long winning record against in a match where the chances Pep Guardiola starting any young players was slim to none.

Even without going into the circumstances specific to City and their supporters, anyone who wants to make cheap points about making football tickets affordable at a time when the cost of living is set to be the worst for over 30 years needs to stop being so ignorant.

Having pulled in the punters, City and their opponents did not disappoint.

Fulham started exactly like you would expect the most prolific team in the top four divisions to, with Liverpool target Fabio Carvalho firing past Zack Steffen in the fourth minute to leave a strong home team stunned. In doing so, they followed Southampton's example to show that the Blues are vulnerable if you are good enough and fearless enough to expose their weaknesses.

The Premier League champions quickly recovered though, levelling instantly through Ilkay Gundogan and then taking the lead in the 12th minute when John Stones headed home from a corner.

And while the goals did not continue at a rate of one every four minutes, the action and excitement carried on as neither team let up. There were goalmouth scrambles and players squaring up to each other on top of the additional two goals that came before the referee blew time on a thoroughly entertaining afternoon at the Etihad.

A match that already looked like great value for money