At the Etihad Stadium in M
anchester, Norwegian star Erling Haaland opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 17th minute, but Bournemouth quickly equalized through Taylor Adams in the 25th minute.
Bournemouth's joy at their draw was short-lived, as Haaland struck again, scoring Manchester City's second goal in the 32nd minute, further cementing his position at the top of the competition's scoring charts this season, having raised his tally to 13 goals in 10 matches.
The excitement continued into the second half, after Nico Aurelio scored Manchester City's third goal in the 60th minute, securing the three points for Pep Guardiola's team.
With this result, Manchester City, who suffered a surprise defeat against Aston Villa in the previous round, increased their tally to 19 points to move into second place, after achieving their sixth win in the English Premier League this season, compared to one draw and three losses, trailing leaders Arsenal by 6 points.
In contrast, Bournemouth, who suffered their second defeat in the tournament this season against 5 wins and 3 draws, remain on 18 points and drop to fourth place.
