City outfox brave Leicester

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON failed to inflict an FA Cup sucker punch on Manchester City as his former club booked a fourth-round trip to Notts County.

Eriksson’s Leicester outfit battled gamely, levelling an early opener from Carlos Tevez through Paul Gallagher’s penalty and then halving the deficit through Lloyd Dyer after the hosts had scored twice in 77 seconds through Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson.

However, four days after offering Wolves a similar lifeline on the same ground, City quickly snatched it away, Aleksandar Kolarov lashing home a fourth in the final minute.