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Manchester City took a big step towards the FA Youth Cup final with a 3-0 win over Leicester.

Goals from Aaron Nemane (2) and Denzeil Boadu mean the Blues are well placed ahead of the second leg of this last four tie.

After a cautious start to the game, it was City's left side that put them on the right path, making two goals in five first-half minutes.

First Brandon Barker combined with Angelino and cut the ball back to Thierry Ambrose. His touch was stopped at close range by keeper Max Smith-Varnam but Nemane - who scored City's first in the quarter-final against Crewe - was on hand to smash home.

Minutes later, more good work from Angelino saw the ball come to Boadu outside the box, whose shot was too strong for the keeper's hand.

And it could have been three before half-time, with Bersant Celina's rocket from 30 yards touched over at the last second.

Leicester came out better after the break, and forced a few corners while not directly testing Kjetil Haug in the home goal.

Kean Bryan was a mighty presence in front of the City defence, mopping up anything that threatened the home back line.

And the Blues were still dangerous on the break.

Jason Wilcox had warned before the game that his side would not be looking to conserve any lead they got, and his team continued to push forward.

Celina put in some jinking runs while Ambrose twice came close to getting on the end of through balls. When he did manage to get a shot away, Smith-Varnam did well to keep it out.

Tempers frayed on the visiting team as the game passed the hour mark, with Angelino causing them plenty of frustration.

The left-back continued his formidable display from the first half, taking players on freely down the wing and drawing a number of fouls.

The referee did well to stop the game erupting though, doing particularly well to defuse some hysterics from Leicester's Hamza Choudhury after some handbags with Celina.

Nemane prodded home a third in injury time after Angelino's free-kick wasn't dealt with to leave City firmly in the driving seat.

Another performance as confident as this display would take some beating to stop them making the final of the prestigious competition.

The second leg at the King Power Stadium is scheduled for April 8, although that is dependent on City's commitments in the UEFA Youth League.

Should they beat Roma next Tuesday, the semi-finals for that competition take place on April 10.

City: Haug, Maffeo, Humphreys, Adarabioyo (c), Angelino, Bryan, Nemane, Celina, Ambrose, Boadu, Barker Not used: Albinson, Tattum, Wood, Kongolo, Garcia.