Manchester City batter Burton in first-leg of Carabao Cup semi-final
Relive all the live action as Man City hosted League One Burton at the Etihad
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Your support makes all the difference.Gabriel Jesus struck four as Manchester City powered towards the Carabao Cup final with a ruthless 9-0 demolition of League One Burton at the Etihad Stadium.
The tone for a one-sided semi-final first leg was set as Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring after just five minutes, with Jesus adding two and Oleksandr Zinchenko another before the break.
Jesus grabbed two more in a 13-minute second-half blitz that also saw Phil Foden and Kyle Walker hit the target before Riyad Mahrez completed the scoring late on.
It was City's biggest win since they thrashed Huddersfield 10-1 in 1987 and ensured the second leg will be a formality.
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Relive all the action below.
36 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Burton - Zinchenko
Sane, out on the left passes the ball back inside to Zinchenko. Zinchenko miscues a cross into the box that drops over Collins' head and finishes in the bottom back corner of the goal. It wasn't intended but it was a good finish nonetheless.
42 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Burton
The game, and probably the tie itself, has been put to bed but Man City still want more. De Bruyne holds onto the ball before sending Sane into the box. Sane squares it and Burton make a mess of the clearance allowing Mahrez to get a shot on goal and forcing Collins to tip the ball over the bar.
45 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Burton
Burton will need a break, they've been forced to defend for most of this half and look tired already. There's 3 added minutes before half-time left to play though.
45+3 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Burton
It's been rough going for Burton Albion with Man City in the ascendancy since the start. They go into the break 4 goals down.
SECOND HALF: Man City 4 - 0 Burton
Man City restart the match and immediately Sane gets in behind the defence again. He tries to take the ball down but only ends up putting it out of play.
48 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Burton
Boyce gets the ball for Burton and Man City close him down quickly. They way this second half has begun there looks to be not let up from Man City.
51 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Burton
Akins and Fraser combine for Burton as the visitors get a half chance. Akins runs the ball down the left, pulls it back to Fraser and Fraser shoots sending Muric diving before the ball goes just wide of goal.
54 mins: Man City 4 - 0 Burton
Burton are asked to defend strongly again by Man City and they're up to the task. The visitors keep the ball and try to advance down the right wing before switching it out to the left.
57 mins: Man City 5 - 0 Burton - Jesus
Mahrez has control of the ball out on the right, he passes it back inside to David Silva and runs into the box. Silvba threads the ball through the defence into Mahrez's path and the former Leicester City man looks up and chips it to Jesus who heads it into the goal to complete his hat-trick.
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