Man City needed a second half burst to avoid a major upset in this afternoon’s FA Cup Fourth Round ties.
The Premier League side were 2-0 down against Championship side Watford at half time, having gone behind to goals from Fernando Forestieri and Troy Deeney. City rallied in the second half however and Sergio Aguero resurrected their cup hopes with a hat-trick, added to by one from Aleksander Kolarov to make it 4-2 at the Etihad.
Liverpool were the first winners of the day, beating a determined and well organised Bournemouth side 2-0 thanks to goals from Daniel Sturridge and Victor Moses.
Wigan Athletic continue their defence of the cup with a 2-1 win over Premier League Crystal Palace at the DW Stadium.
Full FA Cup Fourth Round results:
AFC Bournemouth 0 - 2 Liverpool
Birmingham City 1 - 2 Swansea City
Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Charlton Athletic
Manchester City 4 - 2 Watford
Port Vale 1 - 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Rochdale 1 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton 2 - 0 Yeovil Town
Southend United 0 - 2 Hull City
Sunderland 1 - 0 Kidderminster Harriers
Wigan Athletic 2 - 1 Crystal Palace
