Manchester City He survived intimidation in the fourth round of FA Cup in League One Side Leyton Orient. Pepa Guardiola’s side won 2-1 thanks to a recognized happy goal with a new signature of Abdukodi Khusanova before Kevin de Bruyne showed his class to win a citizen game.
It was the home side that took over the lead, with Orient close to scoring one of the great goals of FA Cup through Tottenham Hotspur loan Jamie Donley. The attacker lobbied goalkeeper Stefan Ortega from 45 meters, while his strike cut at least before bounced in the back of the German goalkeeper, descending as his own goal.
Just 11 minutes after the second half began, the citizens equalized after Rico Lewis fired from the range rejected in Khusanov’s head. It was a somewhat happy goal, which was completely wrong goalkeeper and placed in the back of the net.
At 11 minutes, the citizens had their winner. It was a nice move rounded by some quality from De Bruyne. Jack Grealish played a beautifully trimmed ball over an oriental defense, to which Belgian ran in and expertly ended.
It was not nice of citizens, but they were ultimately up to the fifth round. There were some players on the field.
The best players of the city against Orient
One of the prominent players for City on Saturday was Grealish. He was a creative force for 2023 winners, in fashion a few chances that included his excellent ball over the top for De Bruyne, which led to the winning goal.
Gralialish’s SofaScore statistics Show how important it was today for Guardiola’s side. Playing on the left side, England International created five chances, including three big chances, and won four duels. It was an impressive performance.
Another player who was impressive against League One was a Brazilian wing player Savinho. Summer signing was constantly on the right, holding the width well and ran with opposition defenders.
Charlie Parker-turner, journalist for ExpressHe agreed that Savinho had performed well against Orient. He gave him 7/10 for his account, described as a “bright performance” and that he “was the choice of city attackers.”
However, the same cannot be said for James McATee, who at all struggled to influence the game.
McAutee’s statistics v Orient
It was a difficult day at the Office for Graduate of the McATEE City Academy. After crossing in January German champions Bayer Leverkusen He did not realizeHe had to take advantage of his opportunity for the city when he got up. Unfortunately, he fought against Orient.
Acting as number 10, the 22-year-old didn’t really have a lot of influence on the game, struggling to create any chance of noting. In the second half he hit the post, but besides, his contribution was disappointing.
McATEE’s statistics from the game show how frustrating afternoon it was for him. He finished only 78% of his aisles and had only 37 touches in 72 minutes on the field. The city number 87 failed to create the opportunity and won only two nine duels.
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McATEE Statistics V Leyton Orient |
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Stat |
Number |
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Tap |
37 |
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Pass the accuracy |
78% |
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Passes completed |
18/23 |
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Lost possession |
10 |
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The duel won |
2/9 |
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A created chance |
0 |
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Statistics from Couch |
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His heavy afternoon was also noticed by Parker-turner, who gave the English 4/10 for his performance. McATEE “never really looked like he was leaving his mark on the game,” which is frustrating given how rare his options are.
After a hat-trick in the third round, McATEE would like to support it with another good performance. Is obviously a talented player but given that he has Just started five times this seasonHe was supposed to take his opportunity today.
The Englishman will hope that the opportunity to start will reappear soon, although he will have to wait while inserting him against Real Madrid in the Champions League play-offs next time the bridge is too far away.
