Manchester City booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round with perfect and complete, as they overpowered Norwich City on the way to a 3-0 victory.
Chile man's decision to rest the likes of Yaya Toure, David Silva and Joe Hart was bring to conclusion as the visitors move into round four, as Sergio Aguero play more game-time after his recent heel injury.
The Argentine super striker opened the scoring after 16 minutes at Carrow Road with a stunning strike, before setting up Iheanacho for a second before half-time.
But Norwich enjoyed more possession after the half time but were molested as Kevin De Bruyne scored a third with 12 minutes to play.
The victory bring Manchester City into the draw for the next round as they quest to lift the trophy for the first time since 2011, while Norwich focus their attentions on Premier League survival
The Premier League title contenders found a way through as a cute back heel from Sterling got Aguero, who over power four men with a surging run before stabbing a finish beyond Norwich keeper.
The 27-year-old netted his 11th goal in all competitions this season, having turned creator on the half-hour mark as he found strike partner Iheanacho with a low cross, the youngster gradual slotting home Manchester City's second.
But the host enjoyed a good spell of possession as half-time approached, but
Pressure continued to build on the Manchester City defence after the restart with Howson and Vadis Odjidja heavily involved. Both created openings for Jerome but the flag denied him the chance to pull one back.
Aguero's match-winning display came to an end with 20 minutes to play, the striker withdrawn by Pellegrini to avoid further injury.
Three minutes later Jesus Navas went close to adding gloss to the victory with a strike that beat Ruddy, but the Spaniard was denied successive goals by the woodwork.
They did not have to wait long for the third though, as De Bruyne fired beyond Ruddy with a powerful effort to secure Manchester City's progression.
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