Manchester City put on a masterclass to drub Real Madrid in an UEFA Champions League semi-final. City thrashed the Spanish giants 4-0 at the Etihad for a 5-1 aggregate victory that exacted revenge for a dramatic semi-final exit to Madrid 12 months ago. Pep Guardiola's men are not just closing in on the trophy the club's owners have desired since an Abu-Dhabi backed takeover in 2008 began pouring billions of pounds of investment into the club.
A fifth league title in six seasons appears a foregone conclusion with City needing a maximum of three points from their final three games.
United will have their chance to protect their record as the only English club to do the treble in the first ever Manchester derby FA Cup final on June 3.
But City appear to have cleared the biggest hurdle standing between them and immortality by killing off the Champions League monster that is Madrid.
With AFP inputs