Giddy Guardiola hails City effort

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was a happy man after his team cruised into the FA Cup semifinals with a comfortable 2-0 win at Premier League rival Middlesbrough on Saturday.

David Silva opened the scoring just three minutes into the match and Sergio Aguero struck again in the 67th minute, with the visitor missing numerous chances in between to win by a bigger margin.

"I am so happy to be there," Guardiola said after a solid display ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 return leg at Monaco, where City will defend a 5-3 lead.