Nathan Aké’s second-half goal gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium
If the quality was dialled down in this heavyweight collision, there was still enough feints, jabs, punches and counters to fascinate.administered the knockout blow. They were close to ineffectual before the break, then came out and took the tie to Arsenal. Pep Guardiola can be snarky about the timings of his substitutions but his introduction of Julián Álvarez on 58 minutes was a masterstroke.
At the other end Erling Haaland had already manhandled Rob Holding and when Manuel Akanji threaded into the No 9 the centre-back faltered and Turner had to race out to block the Norwegian’s effort. The ball ricocheted back, Haaland let go a misdirected overhead kick, and the Gunners escaped.
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