Man City won big on the day De Bruyne returned
Meeting weak opponent Huddersfield, Man City has a big advantage when playing at Etihad’s home field. In addition, creative midfielder De Bruyne has returned to play after a period of recovery.
Their superior class helps Man City not face too many difficulties in creating a dominant position. In the first half, two goals from Foden (33rd minute) and Alvarez (37th minute) helped Man City advance quite easily.
Foden scored twice, contributing to Man City’s 5-0 victory. Photo: SPORT
In the second half, Man City continued to maintain their offensive position and had 3 more goals. The scorers for Man City were Bobb (58th minute), Foden (65th minute) and Doku (74th minute). With a 5-0 final victory, Man City impressively won the right to the fourth round.
According to statistics, under the guidance of coach Guardiola, Man City is the Premier League team with the most wins by 5 goals or more in all competitions, with a total of 42 matches. Liverpool is behind with only 19 matches, while Tottenham and Arsenal both have 13 matches and Chelsea has 9 matches.
In addition, Guardiola’s Man City has an unstoppable style of play in the FA Cup every time they play at home. Specifically, Man City played 12 home matches in the FA Cup under Pep Guardiola, their record is all wins, scoring 52 goals, receiving 4 goals conceded and keeping 8 clean sheets.
Besides, Man City maintains very good form, scoring at least 2 goals in the last 8 matches. That helps Man City be more confident to return to the Premier League with the determination to chase Liverpool.
