QPR 0-3 Man City

Manchester City celebrate Shaun Wright-Phillips' opener against QPR

Ian Wright was involved in an alleged racism row with a QPR fan as his son Shaun Wright-Phillips sent Manchester City into the fourth round of the Carling Cup.

Wright, sitting in the Loftus Road directors box, leapt up to celebrate the first of the 22-year-old's two goals and then suddenly barged other VIPs to confront the supporter.

The pair became involved in a slanging match and, when he retreated to his seat, Wright had to be calmed down by Blues boss Kevin Keegan who was also watching from the stands.

The player-turned-pundit was quizzed about the incident by stewards and Rangers chief executive David Davies as the half went on and did not re-appear after the break.

City could have taken the lead twice early on when Anelka went close with two efforts

Wright-Phillips' first goal came in an odd fashion in the 22nd minute.

Their guy started having a word about Shaun and it got racial Ian Wright QPR fans arrested

Joey Barton put him in on goal but the pint-sized midfielder stopped because he believed he was offside.

However, QPR's Kevin McLeod and City's Sun Jihai were upfield from a tackle moments earlier and McLeod appeared to still be on the pitch, thereby playing Wright-Phillips onside.

He realised, raced goalwards and smacked the an angled drive into the far corner of the net.

Robbie Fowler missed a sitter from six yards before QPR hit back and Martin Rowlands sent a screeching 25-yarder dipping a foot over David Seaman's crossbar.

Gareth Ainsworth hit a dipping 35-yarder just over the top before Wright-Phillips ended the tie as a contest.

His second, in the 77th minute, was a carbon copy of the first, and substitute Jon Macken added a third 60 seconds later as City sent Second Division Rangers packing.

Wright-Phillips smacked in a fierce drive late on and only the bar denied him his hat-trick.

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QPR: Day, Edghill, Forbes, Carlisle, Padula, Ainsworth, Rowlands, Bircham, McLeod, Gallen, Pacquette. Subs: Culkin, Palmer, Sabin, Bean, Oli.

Man City: Seaman, Jihai, Distin, Dunne, Tarnat, Wright-Phillips, Bosvelt, Barton, Sinclair, Fowler, Anelka. Subs: Stuhr-Ellegaard, Wiekens, Sibierski, Macken, Berkovic.

Referee: S Dunn (Gloucestershire)