Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Swansea - their 15th successive victory in all competitions, which is a new record for a top-flight team in English football history
Despite a raft of changes, it was a classic Man City performance as they dominated the cup encounter, registering 73
6 per cent possession and 17 shots
 But they took the lead in strange circumstances as Kyle Walker's cross snuck home at the back post on the 30-minute mark
Swansea defended well in the first period and had their own sights of goal - Jay Fulton heading just wide immediately after the goal - but were sucker-punched with a Man City double inside five second-half minutes
Raheem Sterling (47) was left unmarked as he slotted home before Gabriel Jesus (50) added the third shortly after for his fourth goal in six games and second in the FA Cup this season
Morgan Whittaker's first Swansea goal was a consolation, complete with a fine finish, but it was not enough to inspire a comeback against the Premier League leaders
The victory brought up Pep Guardiola's 200th win as Man City manager, with his side now unbeaten in 22 games in all competitions
 They will be part of the quarter-final draw on Thursday evening
The warning signs from Man City were there inside two minutes, Jesus fired an effort straight into Freddie Woodman's hands and it was not long before they started to rack up the chances
Jesus went close again in the 15th minute, lifting Benjamin Mendy's fizzing low cross just past the post
 Aymeric Laporte then nodded a corner wide at the back post
 Woodman was again in action when Ferran Torres lifted an effort his way from the left of the area, but it was saved well by the Swansea stopper
Man City finally made the breakthrough on the half-hour mark
 It was a strange goal from Walker, who was picked out in acres of space on the right flank
 He lifted his head up to pick out the run of Torres, but his whipped cross missed the forward before nestling home at the far post
Going behind seemed to galvanise Swansea somewhat and they had their best chance of the game just after
 Connor Roberts whipped a cross in from the right, but captain Fulton could only send his strong header wide
 Shortly after, Yan Dhanda slotted Jamal Lowe in down the left, but Eric Garcia was there to help see the ball behind for a corner
 The impressive Marc Guehi then sent a header wide from the delivery
But Man City doubled their lead inside two minutes of the second half
 It was a real lapse in what had been a solid defensive display from Swansea in the first half with Sterling left unmarked on the left
 Rodri picked him out as Roberts scrambled back, and it was a simple run and finish from the Man City forward as Swansea argued among themselves as to who was at fault
A few minutes later, Jesus made it three
 Swansea were once again caught out, this time attempting to play out from the back
 Man City stole it back before lofting a cross into the area, which Bernardo Silva nodded back across
 Jesus was waiting to control superbly on the swivel before firing home
The Premier League side could have added a fourth, but were thwarted by a great clearance from Man City academy product Joel Latibeaudiere
 Riyad Mahrez fired a low cross in from the right, but the defender was there ahead of Mendy on the line to clear the ball away
 Phil Foden tried to net the rebound, but it ricocheted off the Swansea defenders ahead of him to fly over the bar
Swansea deserved a goal for their overall performance and it came from an unlikely source in Whittaker
 Ryan Manning lofted a superb cross into the box, which the former Derby forward controlled before turning to fire home on the volley
But there was no FA Cup shock or stopping the Man City juggernaut as they once again powered their way into the quarter-final draw
Much has been made of Man City's lack of strikers this season, but Jesus is quietly going about his business in the background
 He now scored in each of his last four starts, his best run since scoring in seven straight starts between April and October 2019
Jesus registered his second FA Cup goal of the season - also scoring against Cheltenham in the last round - and it was a well-taken strike
 He also had two glorious early openings and overall, it was a good evening's work from the Brazilian
: "I had a feeling that when Swansea go up front, they create a dangerous situation
 They defend so aggressively but we controlled the game, we had a good-build up and we created a lot of chances, but unfortunately, in the final third, we could not convert
 But we are in the quarter-finals so it's the next step
" "It is a message for ourselves - we came here to win the game and that's the most important thing
 But we cannot deny how pleased and proud we are for our club to break the record from a long time ago
"The records made once will be broken so the record is there for another team to come along and break it but they'll have to do well so it's not easy in the modern era to win 15 games in a row
 It's good today, now onto the next once
""I don't know how many games but 200 victories already, 200 good moments, and a lot of red wine afterwards!" "It was a really difficult task going into it anyway, and it proved to be that
"To be 3-0 down after 50 minutes, it's a real test of character - it can go one way or the other
 We certainly didn't hide
 The rhythm of the game stayed the same, but we kept going
 We didn't concede another goal and we scored a goal
"There wasn't one sign of any players - I know we made changes - hiding from the challenge
"I think that's a really good sign of mentality, and we got some new players on the pitch, Morgan takes his goal, and that's really good for him
 We've got to play against and see one of the best teams in the world live
"Swansea will be back in Sky Bet Championship action on Saturday when they travel to Sheffield Wednesday; kick-off 3pm
 Man City also play on Saturday, welcoming Tottenham live on Sky Sports; kick-off 5
30pm
The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on 
There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion
The draw for the quarter-final will take place on Thursday evening ahead of the final fifth-round tie of the week between Barnsley and Chelsea
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