Jesus hits four as City crush Burton 9-0 in League Cup semi-final

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their fifth goal to complete his hat-trick Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Gabriel Jesus scored four as defending champions Manchester City destroyed third tier Burton Albion 9-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg, a record margin of victory in the competition's last four.

League One Burton, managed by Nigel Clough, the son of former Nottingham Forest boss Brian, must endure another 90 minutes at their own ground on Jan. 23 before City formally book their place in the final.

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Kyle Walker during the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

Hundreds of Burton fans arrived late after their buses were stuck in motorway delays and after this mauling, they might well wish they had turned around and gone home.

City, who beat Championship (second tier) side Rotherham United 7-0 on Sunday, are set to face the winners of the other semi-final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, which Spurs lead 1-0 from the first-leg.

Manager Pep Guardiola fielded a strong starting line-up and City quickly established their dominance with Kevin De Bruyne steering in a header from an excellent lofted ball from David Silva to open the scoring in the fifth minute.

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Burton Albion's Bradley Collins reacts Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Burton should have drawn level in the 12th minute but Marcus Myers-Harness wasted a glorious chance, shooting wastefully wide when left unmarked at the back post.

From then on it was a painful night of damage limitation for the team from the Midlands.

Jesus opened his account on the half hour, heading in from close range after Leroy Sane’s shot had been blocked by keeper Bradley Collins, with the ball popping up invitingly for the Brazilian.

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates with the match ball after the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Four minutes later, Jesus made it 3-0 with a low drive that went in off the post and then Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko added the fourth, lobbing Collins with a lofted shot from nearly 30 metres out.

Jesus completed his hat-trick in the 57th minute with a header from a Riyad Mahrez cross before substitute Phil Foden made it 6-0 in the 62nd -- slotting home after Collins had blocked a Jesus shot.

The seventh -- and Jesus's fourth -- was a clever flick from close-range after Sane had once again burst into the area on the left flank.

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Burton Albion coach Nigel Clough after the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Burton were completely unable to defend that part of the field and even with Sane subbed off, Mahrez broke into that area and his low cross was turned in by Kyle Walker to make it 8-0.

Mahrez poked in the ninth after good work from substitute Bernardo Silva and that was all for City despite the crowd urging them to push for a 10th goal.

City's record victory was a 12–0 FA Cup win over Liverpool Stanley in 1890. The Blues beat Huddersfield Town 10-1 in the old Division Two in 1987.

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Arijanet Muric and Burton Albion's Bradley Collins after the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Toby Davis)

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez scores their ninth goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Bernardo Silva in action with Burton Albion's Marcus Myers-Harness REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Danilo in action with Burton Albion's David Templeton REUTERS/Phil Noble

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Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Kyle Walker celebrates scoring their eighth goal with team mates Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Burton Albion's Marcus Myers-Harness in action with Manchester City's Nicolas Otamendi REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Danilo comes on as a substitute to replace Kyle Walker Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Kyle Walker scores their eighth goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Kyle Walker celebrates scoring their eighth goal REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their seventh goal with Leroy Sane Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their seventh goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scores their seventh goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Garcia Erick in action REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their fifth goal to complete his hat-trick Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scores their fifth goal to complete his hat-trick Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scores their third goal REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scores a goal REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Garcia Erick in action with Burton Albion's Liam Boyce REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus down injured REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's David Silva in action REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Leroy Sane in action with Burton Albion's Marcus Myers-Harness REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Burton Albion's Bradley Collins concedes their fourth goal scored by Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Semi Final First Leg - Manchester City v Burton Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 9, 2019 Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko in action with Burton Albion's Marcus Myers-Harness REUTERS/Phil Noble

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