Manchester City and Arsenal are in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after they both claimed convincing wins on Wednesday night.At Eastlands, Mario Balotelli scored his 10th goal in 18 matches for City as they advanced to the quarter-finals with an easy 3-0 victory over Aston Villa.
City profited from Gerard Houllier's surprising decision to make eight changes for the visitors and were in front after only four minutes through Yaya Toure. Balotelli then finished off a sensational second before David Silva wrapped up the scoring 20 minutes from time to book a last-eight match at home to Championship outfit Reading.
First Goal
Nicklas Bendtner's hat-trick helped the Gunners to a 5-0 victory over Leyton Orient and a match with Manchester United at Old Trafford in the last eight.The Gunners came into the tie smarting from Sunday's Carling Cup final defeat to Birmingham City but left celebrating a comfortable victory over their League One counterparts in this replay.
Marouane Chamakh's first goal since November got the ball rolling in just the seventh minute, before Bendtner netted a first-half double.
The Denmark international followed up his fine header and 18-yard drive with a 62nd-minute penalty to complete his treble, with substitute Gael Clichy wrapping up the result as he struck his first goal since November 2008.
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