FA Cup: Manchester City survive scare against Cheltenham to advance to next round
Football | January 24, 2021 7:58 ISTManchester City came from a goal down in the second half to beat Cheltenham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Manchester City came from a goal down in the second half to beat Cheltenham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The Belgium international limped off in the win over Aston Villa on Wednesday with a muscular complaint.
Aguero missed the end of last season and the start of the current campaign after undergoing knee surgery in June.
The cup — used in the competition from 1896-1910 — had been removed from the National Football Museum in Manchester in 2019 and put up for auction by its then-owner.
City beat fierce rival United 2-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday thanks to second-half goals by John Stones and Fernandinho, setting up a meeting with Tottenham in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium on April 25.
Chelsea slipped to eighth place after lkay Gündoğan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne scored in a 16-minute first-half spell at a chilly Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Arsenal also announced that defender Gabriel had contracted COVID-19 on Monday and would miss games on Tuesday and Saturday while isolating.
Gundogan tucked home a cutback from Raheem Sterling to score in consecutive home games in the league and put City ahead in the 14th minute.
Fast forward three months and Stones, somewhat remarkably, has regained his status as the first-choice center back under Pep Guardiola in what has been the most solid defense in England over recent weeks.
City has scored just 18 goals in its first 12 games in the Premier League, a huge drop-off compared to the last three seasons when Guardiola's side had netted 40, 36 and 35, respectively, by this stage.
West Brom is in next-to-last place in the Premier League after collecting only seven points from its opening 13 games in its first season back in the top division.
While the Manchester clubs face each other at Old Trafford, Real Madrid take on Atletico at Estadio Afredo de Stefano.
The message for the England international and City’s other underperforming stars has been clear: start making significant contributions or stay out of the team.
Mahrez cut in from the right to score twice in the opening 22 minutes, and Kevin De Bruyne crossed for Mendy to volley in the third goal in the 41st.
Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack
One of the more curious themes to emerge from the opening quarter of the Premier League season has been the toothless attacking output of Manchester City, which has mustered only 10 goals from its first eight games and is 13th in the 20-team standings.
Third-place Leicester can move above Tottenham if it beats fourth-place Liverpool on Sunday.
If he sees out his new deal that runs through the end of the 2022-23 season, Guardiola will become second in the list of City's longest-serving post-war managers.
Mohamed Salah had put the champions in front from the penalty spot in the 13th minute after Kyle Walker’s foul on Sadio Mane.
Defending champion Bayern Munich got late goals from Jérôme Boateng, Leroy Sané, Robert Lewandoski and Lucas Hernandez in a 6-2 win at Salzburg.
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