SEMENYO ENJOYS DREAM DEBUT AS MAN CITY SMASH EXETER

ANTOINE Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut as the Ghana forward’s new team klapped Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.

Semenyo netted in the second half of City’s ruthless display at the Etihad Stadium and injury-plagued midfielder Rodri also scored for the first time since May 2024.

Semenyo joined City from Bournemouth in a £65 million (R1.4 billion) move on Friday and wasted no time making an impact with Pep Guardiola’s span.

Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham were among the other clubs interested in Semenyo.

Teenage defender Max Alleyne began the pak slae, prodding home from close-range for his first City goal in the 12th minute.

Rodri finally got back on the scoresheet in the 24th minute, lashing in from distance after Semenyo’s shot was blocked.

Own goals from Exeter duo Jake Doyle-Hayes and Jack Fitzwater in the 42nd and 45th minutes respectively put the result beyond doubt.

But City kept pressing and Rico Lewis volleyed in from Semenyo’s cross in the 49th minute.

Semenyo’s debut goal came five minutes later with a kwaai finish.

Tijjani Reijnders curled in a seventh from the edge of the area in the 71st minute and Nico O’Reilly added the eighth with a jitz header from a Lewis cross.

Ryan McAidoo, 17, hit the ninth from just outside the area in the 86th minute before George Birch blasted into the top corner to give Exeter at least one moment to savour.

City were not done and Lewis lashed home in stoppage-time to make it a perfect 10.

It was City’s biggest win since beating Huddersfield by the same scoreline in 1987.

They also defeated Burton by nine goals in a 9-0 victory in 2019.

Selected FA Cup results:

Wrexham 3 (4) Forest 3 (3), Macclesfield 2 Palace 1, Everton 1 (0) Sunderland 1 (3), Wolves 6 Shrewsbury 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0 Brentford 2, Newcastle 3 (7) Bournemouth 3 (6), Fulham 3 Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 5 Millwall 1, Spurs 1 Villa 2, Charlton 1 Chelsea 5, Derby 1 Leeds 3, Portsmouth 1 Arsenal 4