The Algerian striker came on for two in the Citizen side’s landslide victory over the Londoners, securing the spot in the fourth round of the competition.
A victory without appeal was the one that won this Sunday the Manchester City , after beating Chelsea by an expressive 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium match corresponding to the third phase of the FA Cup from England.
The meeting at the beginning was favorable to those led by Pep Guardiola , who began to exert pressure with constant arrivals at the rival goal. In this way, it was not surprising that it was the celestials who took the lead: in the 23rd minute, Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring with a free kick that slipped into the top left corner of the goal defended by Spaniard Kepa Arrizabalaga So much so that – seemingly on the pitch – he did the engagement justice.
After that, the owners continued to insist, which only had its reward seven minutes later: At minute 30, Argentina’s Julián Álvarez changed a VAR-sanctioned penalty for a goal, making it 2-0 for the Citizens . And as if that weren’t enough, before the end of the first part, a fine collective game by City ended with the score of Phil Foden after the loan of Kyle Walker (38′), thus decreeing the partial 3-0 for the hosts .
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in plugin Graham Potter , coach of the outsiders, decided to make some substitutions in order to change the course of the match. However, the cast of guardiola it continued to clearly dominate the stocks.
This supremacy would be reflected again with a purpose, this time in the game’s epilogue, when Riyad Mahrez scored his second personal goal in the 85th minute with a shot from twelve, scoring what was ultimately his side’s 4-0 final victory. .
With this result, Manchester City have sealed their qualification for the fourth round of the FA Cup example where the winner of the key who will play this Monday will be measured Oxford United and Premier League leaders Arsenal .
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