Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku both had a number of chances to score but manager Pep Guardiola will not be too bothered by their profligacy in front of goal as his side outclassed the visitors from start to finish.
“The team played well, we did exactly what the coach wanted us to do and we scored some nice goals, we scored some important goals, we defended well, we attacked well, so very happy,” Doku told the BBC.
“We were in control but you never know, you always have to be careful with counter-attacks … but I think the defenders did very well and we came back to help them as well,” he added.
City joins Coventry City, who pulled off a shock 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier in the day, in the draw for the semi-finals which will be made after Sunday’s remaining quarter-final ties featuring Chelsea against Leicester City and Manchester United versus Liverpool.
For Newcastle, the defeat brings an end to any hope they had of winning silverware this season.
