Peterborough United 0-2 Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish score as Pep Guardiola’s side ease through

Manchester City's Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko captained the side as Pep Guardiola's men eased into the FA Cup quarter-finals courtesy of a 2-0 win at Championship strugglers Peterborough United. The Premier League leaders toiled for an hour until a moment of individual magic from Riyad Mahrez broke the deadlock. Ad/> Jack Grealish then netted his first ever FA Cup goal to kill off the home side’s hopes seven minutes later.

FootballEverton demand apology after controversial penalty call against Man CityYESTERDAY AT 17:17 In the end it was a routine victory but it was the pre-match focus on Zinchenko that will live longer in the memory. The full back made his first start since Russia invaded his homeland and the 25-year-old ended up skippering the away team when Fernandinho offered him the armband as a show of solidarity and support. Zinchenko almost marked the occasion with a goal but saw a number of long-range efforts fly off target as the visitors dominated the first period without truly testing Steve Benda.

Instead, it was the hosts who had the only shot on target in the first 45 as Jeando Fuchs had a low strike tipped past his near post by Ederson. The anticipated improvement was not initially forthcoming from the Premier League champions and they should have fallen behind four minutes after the restart when Sammie Szmodics scuffed a glorious chance wide. It would prove to be a significant miss as City eventually moved up a gear to ease into the last eight.