Manchester City and Liverpool, two giants of English football, have qualified for the Round of 16 of the FA Cup after defeating Salford City and Brighton, respectively, this afternoon in the latest round of the competition. Without much trouble, City overcame Salford 2-0, while Liverpool defeated Brighton 3-0, and Newcastle beat Aston Villa 3-1. Other results were as follows: Burton Albion 0-West Ham 1; Southampton 2-Leicester 1; Burnley 1-Mansfield 2; Norwich 3-West Bromwich 1, while the match between Port Vale and Bristol was postponed. Manchester City, led by Spanish manager Pep Guardiola, deservedly beat the modest Salford with goals from an own goal by Alfie Dorrington and an own goal by Marc Guéhi. Manchester City quickly took control of the match, opening the score after just six minutes of play thanks to an own goal from Dorrington, who unfortunately put the ball into his own net while trying to clear a cross from the Algerian left-back, Rayan Aït Nouri. Towards the end of the game, in the 36th minute of the second half, the final 2-0 score was set when Guéhi found himself alone in the area to score after a series of rebounds. According to the Argentine News Agency, this victory allows Manchester City to advance to the Round of 16 of the FA Cup, where they could face Aston Villa, featuring Argentine players Emiliano Martínez and Emiliano Buendía, who are playing against Newcastle. Liverpool, with Argentine Alexis Mac Allister starting, defeated Brighton 3-0, with goals from Curtis Jones, Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai, and Egyptian Mohamed Salah from a penalty kick. Meanwhile, Aston Villa—with goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez coming off the bench—lost 3-1 to Newcastle and was eliminated from the competition. Tammy Abraham put the home side ahead, but they were then reduced to ten men and allowed their rivals to fight back.
