Manchester City beat Tottenham 1-0 in the 4th round of the FA Cup. Manchester City ended their goal drought at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Nathan Aké scored an important goal in the 88th minute from a corner kick. Manchester started their match without their top scorer Erling Haaland who will be available in the next match on Wednesday.
Kevin De Bruyne is on the bench for Manchester City. Ange Postecoglou’s team is out of the FA Cup, and they are still in search of their first trophy. Manchester City keeps hopes alive to win back-to-back treble with this win they advanced into the 5th round of the FA Cup.
Manchester City Starting Eleven
Pep Guardiola’s starting eleven for this game was Stefan Ortega in goal. Nathan Aké and Rúben Dias are in center-back positions. Kyle Walker plays as the Right side-back and Joško Gvardiol plays as the left side-back. Mateo Kovačić and Rodri are in Mid-field. Phil Foden is in the right wing and Oscar Bobb is in the left wing. Bernardo Silva is playing behind the striker Julián Álvarez. Manchester City is playing with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Tottenham Starting Eleven
Coach of Tottenham Ange Postecoglou’s starting eleven was Guglielmo Vicario in goal. Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are playing as center-backs. Pedro Porro was a left-side-back and Destiny Udogie Played as a right-side-back. Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in Mid-Field. Timo Werner plays as a right-wing and Brennan Johnson plays as a left-winger. Dejan Kulusevski plays as a Centre-attacking midfield. Richarlison plays as a center forward. Tottenham was playing with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Manchester City beat Tottenham 1-0
First Half
Manchester City traveled to north London in search of victory. In the last 6 matches in Tottenham Hotspur stadium Manchester City was unable to score a single goal in 102 shots. In the early minutes, the Blues controlled the game keeping possession and creating pressure on the North London club.
Postecoglou’s teams also pressed hard on the pitch. In the 5th minute, Ruben Dias played a pass to Kyle Walker on the right side, and Walker dribbled and crossed the ball in the box Julian Alvarez’s shot was fumbled by Guglielmo Vicario, Oscar Bob put the ball in the net but there was offside flag showed by Linesman Referee.
Manchester City applied more pressure on Tottenham, but their shots were blocked by the Defensive line who were working so hard to keep the match alive. Tottenham did not take any shots in the first half Manchester City dominated the possession, but their forward didn’t have any clear-cut chances and they wasted all the half chances.
Second-Half
Manchester City came after half time now they are trying their best to break the defensive line of Tottenham. In the 48th minute, Oscar Bob put a left-footed cross in the far post Julian Alvarez had a chance to score but his shot was blocked by Micky van de Ven.
In the 51st minute, Julian Alvarez crossed the ball for Phil Foden who back-flicked it for Joško Gvardiol whose shot took a deflection and went wide from Goal. In the 81st Minute, Jeremy Doku (substitute) put a cross from the left side ball went through the defensive line and Bernardo Silva took a shot but it was an easy save by Guglielmo Vicario. In the 83rd minute, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg made a mistake inside the box Phil Foden dispossessed him and played a pass to Kevin De Bruyne who had a massive miss.
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In the 88th Minute, Kevin De Bruyne took a corner kick and swung the ball in right on the top of Guglielmo Vicario, who was under pressure from Ruben Dias. Nathan Aké Scored a goal but there was contact between Ruben Dais and Guglielmo Vicario. Manchester City takes a lead of 1-0 in this match. Manchester ends their hoodoo at Tottenham Hotspur stadium.