FA Cup: Carlos Tevez hat-trick leads Manchester City past Barnsley

Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick as Manchester City produced a devastating display of attacking football to sweep aside Barnsley 5-0 in their FA Cup quarter-final.

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After the match David Flitcroft admitted that Barnsley had no answer to Manchester City's ruthlessness and singled out Carlos Tevez for his 'explosion and movement'. "If they are the second best team in the country, I wouldn't like to have played Manchester United," Flitcroft said. "They were ruthless. They battered us to a pulp at half-time and then come out in the second half and tried to drill us into the floor." Roberto Mancini also had praise for Tevez but admitted that he was uncertain about the striker's long-term future. Meanwhile, Mancini is already dreaming about an FA Cup final against local rivals Manchester United. It could be perfect because in the last two years United and City have been the best teams in England."

Manchester City	Team Statistics	Barnsley
5	Goals	0
3	1st Half Goals	0
10	Shots on Target	3
9	Shots off Target	5
1	Blocked Shots	0
8	Corners	3
7	Fouls	9
3	Offsides	4
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
88.5	Passing Success	82.3
24	Tackles	22
79.2	Tackles Success	77.3
62.8	Possession	37.2
45.9	Territorial Advantage	54.1
676	Total Passes	396
17	Total Crosses	9
141	Lost Balls	137
55	Recoveries	50
75	1st Half Poss.	25
51.2	2nd Half Poss.	48.8

Manchester City 5

Barnsley 0

FA Cup: Carlos Tevez hat-trick leads Manchester City past Barnsley

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