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Cardiff 0-2 Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling combine to send Pep Guardiola's side into the fifth round of the FA Cup as Joe Bennett is sent off for Neil Warnock's Bluebirds

Clase maestra, if Pep Guardiola requires a translation on Monday morning. Master class. He will have been seeing that phrase a lot this season and his English may not yet extend to the outer reaches of the superlatives.

And what a clase maestra this was. Forget the gulf between the teams, one walking away with the Premier League, one scuffling with all their might to join it. Cardiff are a Neil Warnock team, with all that implies. They are hard-working, physical, uncompromising.

Warnock is a specialist at busting teams out of England’s second tier and has been responsible for some decent cup surprises, too.