00:00The match, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, alongside John Stones.
00:03A rare start for Angelinho, a rest for the red-hot Gabriel Jesus.
00:07Replaced, though, by club record scorer Sergio Aguero.
00:11Changes, yes, but still City, very strong indeed.
00:14Well, they are very strong, and when you look at that line-up,
00:16a 4-2-3-1, that could actually be a 4-3-3 if they want to go and do
00:19it.
00:19And when you look at Porto Vale, they are going to have some problems.
00:23The thing I like about Manchester City, they've got two full-backs
00:27who like to get themselves into those elevated positions,
00:30and it's going to be very, very tough for Porto Vale.
00:34Well, for Vale, just one alteration.
00:36Club captain Tom Pope is back to lead the attack.
00:40Richie Bennett makes way, a big day for two home-grown players,
00:43James Gibbons and Nathan Smith, and also for Manchester-born Jake Taylor.
00:47He is from midfield, Vale's seven-goal top-scorer.
00:51Well, this is a formation that John Askey has played all season, 4-3-3.
00:55We mentioned about full-backs as well.
00:56Gibbons is only 21, Montano is the more experienced than the left-back.
01:00But they can have their work cut out with the likes of Silva and Foden up against them.
01:03But it's going to be a long day, but miracles?
01:06No problems, they can happen.
01:10Yes, Robbie Williams' words were to say that.
01:1218-yard, what's Aguero getting inside the 18-yard?
01:15But this is where Man City are good.
01:17David Silva, in for Foden, blocked away,
01:20and cleared away in the nick of time for Porto Vale.
01:45Well, I'm sure that Scott Brown would have had that goal.
01:52We saw about five minutes or so ago that Zinchenko tried that same, similar sort of shot.
01:58And this time, as you like to say, Leon Legg just sticks out his right boot,
02:02and it goes flying past Scott Brown.
02:04And that'll be disappointing for Porto Vale.
02:07Here we see the ball coming eventually to Zinchenko.
02:11He's a good, what, 25, 30 yards at an angle.
02:14I think that ball might have even been going wide.
02:17So Scott Brown might have been able to take those arms away.
02:20But as it materialises, it clips off the right boot of Legg.
02:24And it hints is, it accelerates the ball, and it goes above the short to Foden.
02:32Here they come again across, and tapped in for number two, off the bar.
02:36And Aguero's there, and the danger's gone.
02:39And David Silva first up off the bar,
02:41then it wouldn't quite sit down for Aguero to make it 2-0.
02:44Well, you have to say, great piece of skill here from Bernardo Silva,
02:49just to get that little toe end.
02:50And then plays it agonisingly across.
02:52But you can see there with David Silva, he's just leaning back, isn't he?
02:55He hasn't got his weight on his front foot.
02:57What a ball this is.
03:00Nine times out of ten, that ball is going into the back of the net.
03:03And then Aguero's following up.
03:04He thinks he's going to put it in.
03:09Oh, that should have...
03:10Now Gibbons.
03:12Gibbons for Amu.
03:15Amu is crossing here for Pope with a header.
03:18Oh, wow!
03:201-1!
03:21And Tom Pope has done it!
03:23Against John Stones in Manchester City!
03:26Well, you have to say, this is a great run from Amu.
03:30And I was just looking, when that ball was coming in,
03:33who was picking him up?
03:34Was it going to be John Stones?
03:35Was it going to be Harwood Bellis?
03:37It was Harwood Bellis.
03:38He does really well.
03:40There's the experience against the youngster.
03:41It's a great header.
03:43Have a look at this bit of movement here.
03:46From Pope.
03:47There's the ball into Amu.
03:50One little touch.
03:51And then there's that ball going on.
03:52You can see he's on his front foot.
03:55Harwood Bellis is on his back foot.
03:59They've hardly been inside the final third,
04:01or even in the half of Manchester City.
04:03But one opportunity is created.
04:06Game on.
04:08Well, Tom Pope, he took the talk.
04:10He's now, against John Stones in City,
04:13walking the walk with a goal.
04:17You have to say that.
04:18Out to Angelino for City.
04:21Now David Silva.
04:22Might fancy it.
04:23Over the top.
04:25Oh, you have to say.
04:26No disrespect by it.
04:28As Angelino.
04:30Out to Zinchenko.
04:32On to Ilka Gundogan.
04:34Good ball here for Foden.
04:36Back across for Aguero.
04:41The ball's in the net.
04:43Aguero's finish.
04:45It is 2-1 for City.
04:48It doesn't look very pleased, does he?
04:50Aguero.
04:51But you have to say,
04:52what a great ball that is.
04:54Into the path of Phil Foden.
04:58There's under one.
04:59Sees the movement.
05:00I tell you what.
05:01That's tight, isn't it?
05:04We do have VAR at the stadium.
05:07And that's possibly why Aguero is not celebrating.
05:10Because he feels that Foden might be in an offside position.
05:13Well, the game is being overseen by video officials in Stockley.
05:17All being seven players.
05:18Six or seven decent passes.
05:20But the movement of Amu to get his cross in.
05:23And a great header from Pope.
05:24And Angelino here for Aguero arriving.
05:26But that shot will clear the bar.
05:29But it comes here for Aguero.
05:33Can he get a shot away?
05:33Not just yet.
05:35And the header is clawed away somehow by Port Vale.
05:39In the nick of time.
05:41Suddenly there to a 2-goal lead for City.
05:43But they get themselves organised.
05:45And press 2 or 3 towards the penalty spot.
05:48Well, Gundogan's pass in for Foden.
05:50A good save by Brown.
05:51Here, though, is Aguero for City.
05:53Blocked by Taylor.
05:55Here's Foden again.
05:56Leg with a clearance.
05:57It really was a good save.
05:59Here is Gundogan for Zinchenko.
06:02Zinchenko.
06:03And this one is off target.
06:05And that would have been a phenomenal goal for Manchester City.
06:09They have a corner.
06:10In it goes.
06:12Leg with a very commanding header clear.
06:15Picked up now by Foden for Manchester City.
06:19And Foden's service here for Aguero.
06:22And there's John Stones.
06:24He maybe has come off Howard Bellis.
06:28It is 3-1 for City.
06:30And John Stones is on the score sheet.
06:32His first club goal in over two years since November 2017.
06:37Well, all I'm looking at is Howard Bellis.
06:39If he touches that ball and he's on the goal line,
06:43is he not in an offside position?
06:45Let's have a look once again.
06:47Here's that ball coming from Foden.
06:48Aguero is not offside.
06:50It's a great header back into the six-yard box.
06:55It's not cleared.
06:56By any of the Port Vale players.
06:58And then have a look here.
07:01The shot.
07:02Bernardo Silva.
07:06Still with Bernardo Silva here for City.
07:07Back it comes now to Joao Cancelo.
07:10And Foden's turn and shots.
07:12He's off target.
07:14Well, he's trying to say to the referee that Luke Joyce got a piece of me
07:17before I had that chissor.
07:19The half.
07:21Another one here, maybe.
07:23It comes for Conlon.
07:24And that header wide for Port Vale.
07:27Well, that was sloppy, wasn't it, from Manchester City.
07:29Trying to play themselves.
07:34Bernardo Silva pushed on here to Phil Foden.
07:38Foden in.
07:40It's Angelinho.
07:42Pulls it back for David Silva across.
07:44Looking for Aguero.
07:45Couldn't find it.
07:47It's very unfortunate.
07:48given City a game tonight.
07:52On the move here is Angelinho.
07:55In early for Foden.
07:58And that is a lovely goal for City crafted and then finished off by Phil Foden.
08:05Well, that is the first clean strike that they've scored, as you're right to say,
08:09in respect of the own goal as such from leg.
08:12But this is a great cross-field ball into the path of Angelinho.
08:18You can see there, he's starting to make his run.
08:20Gibbons is aware of where he is.
08:22But have a look at the awareness from Angelinho.
08:25All he's got to do is put that ball alongside the six-yard box.
08:28It's the diagonal movement of Foden.
08:30And all it is, is a nice little cushion tap into the net.
08:34Well, 4-1.
08:35And Foden's third goal this camp.
