Defending champions Chelsea booked their place in the fifth round of The FA Youth Cup with an emphatic 5-1 victory away to Manchester United in Altrincham.
Having beaten Manchester City in last year’s Final, Chelsea saw off their Manchester rivals comfortably in this fourth round tie.
Ike Ugbo and Tammy Abraham fired them into a 2-0 half-time lead, with Charlie Scott pulling one back for United early in the second half.
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That was as good as it got for the home side though, with Chelsea running away with it after the break.
First Mason Mount restored the two-goal advantage with a goal on the counter-attack before Jay Dasilva stretched the lead to 4-1.
And there was still time for Mukhtar Ali to complete the rout in the dying seconds for the defending champions.
There was a similarly one-sided scoreline at Molineux where the Met Police’s challenge came to an end against Wolves.
They were beaten 5-0 with Wolves making a flying start as Joe Delacoe opened the scoring after just five minutes.
Delacoe was involved in the second on 26 minutes, but after his header was saved, Daniel Armstrong popped up to slot the rebound.
The same combination set up Wolves’ third, Armstrong again the scorer, and early in the second half Conor Levingston made it 4-0.
Delacoe completed his double with 20 minutes remaining, as he and Armstrong combined once more, to send Wolves a stage further than they managed last season.
Chelsea will travel to AFC Wimbledon in round five, while Wolves will host Reading.
FA Youth Cup highlights: Manchester United 1-5 Chelsea
