Overview
- City became the first English top-flight team to score 10+ in a match since Liverpool in 1986 and the first to do so in the FA Cup since Tottenham in 1960.
- Pep Guardiola watched from the stands under a one-match touchline ban after receiving his third domestic caution of the season midweek.
- Antoine Semenyo scored and assisted on debut and was named man of the match after joining just days earlier.
- Rico Lewis hit a brace, with Max Alleyne and 17-year-old Ryan McAidoo among the scorers, and Exeter added two own goals.
- The result extended City’s run to 11 straight FA Cup third-round wins by three goals or more and secured their place in the fourth round.