YOUNG GUN O'REILLY GOOD

Future's bright as Nico bags double to see off plucky Plymouth

- Simon Mullock

PEP GUARDIOLA'S love affair with the FA Cup continues - but only after his Premier League champions were given an almighty scare.

Two goals from Manchester-born teenager Nico O'Reilly and an injury-time strike by Kevin De Bruyne sent the Blues through to the quarter-finals after Maksym Talovierov headed Miron Muslic's Championship battlers into a shock lead at The Etihad.

O'Reilly, a goalscorer in the 8-0 romp over Salford in round three, is a 19-year-old midfielder of rich promise.

After being asked to step in at left-back, he demonstrated his threat from set-pieces with two headed goals.

More than 7,500 Plymouth fans made the 300-mile pilgrimage to Manchester to see their team play in the fifth round for only the third time in their history.