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Revenge could be on the minds of both Manchester clubs following the draw for the Fifth Round of this season’s Emirates FA Cup as the remaining Premier League sides were kept apart.
Wigan Athletic and potentially Huddersfield Town could be on the horizon for the Manchester clubs.
CARDIFF CITY 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2
Manchester City cruised into the Fifth Round of the FA Cup despite losing winger Leroy Sane to a nasty challenge on the stroke of half time against a physical Cardiff City side.
Kevin De Bruyne gave City the lead with a clever free kick after just eight minutes, and Bernardo Silva had a goal questionably disallowed before Raheem Sterling doubled the lead with a rare header.
The Bluebirds were lucky not to get reduced to ten men on the stroke of half time after Joe Bennett cynically hacked down Leroy Sane on the edge of the box with a dangerous tackle after the German had run almost the length of the pitch on a swift break.
Bruno Manga was also in the book for a nasty follow-through on Sergio Aguero, Sane’s replacement, after both sides had tried to add to the scoresheet in the second period before Bennett was finally handed his marching orders in stoppage time for a nasty challenge on Brahim Diaz.
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HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1, BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 (FA CUP 4th ROUND)
David Wagner’s side were made to pay for their wastefulness in front of goal and both teams will have to go again in the FA Cup at St Andrew’s after Huddersfield Town were held to a draw by Championship side Birmingham City who did enough to beat the Terriers but for a great late save by Joel Coleman.
Town’s opening goal by Steve Mounie was cancelled out in the second half by Lukas Jutkiewicz. Jutkiewicz had a goal ruled out for offside and had a late effort saved as the visitors finished strongly.
England Under 20 goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck has signed her first professional contract with Manchester City’s women’s team.
Roebuck first joined City from Sheffield United in 2016 and has gone on to make 12 appearances for the club, including her UEFA Women’s Champions league debut in October 2017.
