LONDON, England (AP) — Carlos Tevez put Manchester City on the road to Wembley with an FA Cup treble yesterday, two days after being arrested for a driving offence.

The Argentina striker also played a part in goals by Aleksandar Kolarov and David Silva as City crushed Barnsley 5-0 to reach the semi-finals.

Tevez’s goals came while out on bail after being arrested for driving with a suspended licence.

“We know what he can do and he has shown what a great player (he is),” City defender Kolo Toure said.

Wigan will also be playing at Wembley next month after reaching the semi-finals for the first time in their 81-year history by beating Everton 3-0.

But it was a bittersweet day for Wigan, as the team was sucked back into the Premier League relegation zone after Aston Villa won 2-1 at Reading.

With a game in hand, Wigan are three points behind Villa, but a point above both Reading and bottom-place Queens Park Rangers, who beat Sunderland 3-1.

The tight relegation tussle is in contrast with the title race where Manchester United are 12 points ahead of City, but in cup action today when they host Chelsea in the quarter-finals.

The cup is City’s last realistic chance of winning a title this season, and Roberto Mancini’s side has reached the semi-finals without conceding a goal.

Tevez took just 11 minutes to open the scoring against second-tier club Barnsley.

After David Silva’s strike was pushed onto the post by goalkeeper Luke Steele, Tevez was on hand to bundle in the rebound.

Tevez turned provider in the 27th, with Kolarov meeting his cutback to double City’s lead.

Tevez was on target again four minutes later from close range after connecting with Silva’s pass.

And the treble was completed five minutes into the second half after being set up by Samir Nasri.

Tevez was also involved in the build-up that saw Silva score after being denied initially by Steele.