Pep Guardiola had to rely on the big Manchester City rifles to prevent the big FA Cup upset on Leyton Orient this afternoon.
League One Side led 40 minutes after her own goal Stefan Ortege, but a happy equator accompanied by a piece of glow of Jack Gralialish -a Kevin de Bruyne saw the city breaking.
Guardiola has appointed a much variable line -up that included Vitore Reis and Nico Gonzalez, but both endured the tumultuous weather with the ex -drawn break, and Gonzalez chased after 22 minutes.
The latter was injured after being arranged in an upgrade to Orient’s goal, losing to Sonny Perkins and allowed Jamie Donley to try an ambitious 45-meter chip over Ortega.
The ball turned the bottom of the bar, then hit her legs on her feet before she crossed the line.
City offered passing moments through the answer before their happiness changed 11 minutes in the second half when the ball hit Abdukodir Khusanov and entered.
And City, who watched the guitarist Oasis Noel Gallagher, and then caught the winner of Belgium star de Bruyne’s kindness.
Almost direct influence of Kevin de Bruyne !!! 💥
City leadership! pic.twitter.com/pn2kvtdtev
– BBC Sport (@bbcSport) 8. February 2025
Home defender Dan Happe was to be equalized in the last minute, but teasing a tall and wide volley with six meters.
The city was swinging
The first half could not have been better for Chief Richie Wellens and focusing with the home side that could have thrown out any threat to the Premier League champion while watching a persistent threat to the counter.
Orient could go forward from his first serious attack after three minutes. The lively Charlie Kelman played in Jack Currie on the left, and his low cross was partially solved by Nico O’reilly before the judge was blowing for a foul.
City responded with Ilkay Gundogan, somehow breaking his shot in front of the open goal after nine minutes.
Orient found a lot of joy when they showed up and Kelman found himself a clean five minutes later, but a strong touch pushed him wide, allowing an orthotega to save the suffocation.
German did not have that much luck from Orient’s next attack because the hosts took over the shock. Perkins’ challenge on Gonzalez in the middle of the field was considered by Fer participant Darren Bond, and the ball fell on Donley, who produced the moment of magic.
Magic moment Leyton Orient 💫💫💫 pic.twitter.com/pmrpp0b9li
– Match of the Day (@bbcmotd) 8. February 2025
The city beat up and inflated in search of the equalizer, but it lacked the physical presence of missing Erling Haland.
Donley cleaned Bernardo Silva shot off the line, and Omar Marmoush had a lovi with heel, allowing home guard Joshu Keeley to preserve the routine.
Changes in half time influence
At half -time Guardiola with Khusan and John Stones, who came to visitors, offered a higher level of stability of the rear to the Orientation seemingly happier for sitting, it was a foreign premier league that began to dominate.
Gundogan saw that the shot was blocked, as was Marmoush, while James McATee’s effort was hit on the outside of the right place.
Keeley performed a great savings to keep the Gundogan shot after 63 minutes, he dived low on the left to light the ball.
The buddy home crowd made it as if they felt that there was an equalizer and arrived neatly from the resulting corner.
The short routine saw that the ball was falling to Ric Lewis on the edge of the area, and his shot was hit by Khusan’s and Keeley on the road was wrong.
Manchester City are level! pic.twitter.com/yigeyykpq
– BBC Sport (@bbcSport) 8. February 2025
Guardiola invited De Bruyne and Phil Foden after the 71th minute and it didn’t take long for one of them to become his mark.
Grealish, who impressed his return to the starting line, played a beautiful ball into the left channel, and De Bruyne used for a moment in hesitation from Keeley to cross the ball next to the goalie.
