Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo marked his Manchester City debut with a goal in a 10-1 FA Cup demolition of Exeter City at the Etihad Stadium
ANTOINE Semenyo scored on his Manchester City debut in a 10-1 FA Cup third-round demolition of Exeter City.
The Ghana forward, who joined from Bournemouth for £65 million on Friday, netted in the second half at the Etihad Stadium.
Injury-plagued midfielder Rodri also scored for the first time since May 2024 in the ruthless display.
Teenage defender Max Alleyne opened the scoring with his first City goal in the 12th minute.
Rodri lashed in from distance in the 24th minute after a Semenyo shot was blocked.
Own goals from Exeter’s Jake Doyle-Hayes and Jack Fitzwater before half-time put the result beyond doubt.
Rico Lewis volleyed in from a Semenyo cross four minutes after the restart.
Semenyo then marked his debut with a clinical finish just five minutes later.
Tijjani Reijnders curled in a seventh from the edge of the area in the 71st minute.
Nico O’Reilly added an eighth with a fine header from a Lewis cross.
Seventeen-year-old Ryan McAidoo hit the ninth from outside the area in the 86th minute.
George Birch blasted into the top corner to give Exeter a late consolation goal.
Lewis lashed home in stoppage-time to complete the 10-1 rout.
It was City’s biggest win since beating Huddersfield by the same scoreline in 1987.
Pep Guardiola served a one-match touchline ban but named a strong side featuring Erling Haaland.
The victory ended a run of three successive Premier League draws for City.
