The logic prevailed in the third round of the FA Cup and the Manchester City, prominent leader of the Premier League, thrashed (1-4) at half gas at Swindon Town, set of the Fourth Division -League Two- English.
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Guardiola, absent
With Pep Guardiola Y Juanma Lillo absent due to the Covid-19 outbreak that has hit the ‘skyblue’ was Rodolfo Borrell, Santpedor’s assistant, in charge of directing the team from the County Ground bench. Despite the casualties, the City He presented a very recognizable eleven and gave no options to an infinitely inferior rival.
Bernardo silva, who had already warned with a high shot on 4 ‘, made the first before the first quarter of an hour was completed when he hit a center from the very young Cole Palmer (19 years old), which again left a very good feeling starting from the right. Had it De Bruyne to do the second, but it was Gabriel Jesus who after a serious mistake of Reed in the exit of the ball he threw a wall with the Belgian and doubled the advantage ‘citizen’ defining down in the heads up.
Missed Penalty by Gabriel Jesus
At the edge of the break, a shoe of Cancel that some of his teammates sang as a goal was close to assuming the 0-3, which would finally arrive after passing through the changing rooms. Gündogan, from a direct free kick, took advantage of the poor placement of the barrier and slipped it out to Lewis Ward, that a few minutes later he had his minute of glory stopping him Gabriel Jesus a penalty committed on the Brazilian footballer himself.
I was going to have it too Harry McKirdy, who can already boast of having scored a goal for the Premier League champion. Williams took advantage of a loss of Rodri in 77 ‘and enabled the youth squad Aston Villa, which came from scoring four goals Northampton. The final 1-4 was going to bear the signature of Palmer, which rounded off his great game with a great goal.
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Manchester City
Swindon Town: Ward; Odimayo (Crichlow-Noble, 71’), Conroy, Hunt; Reed (Dabre, 87’); Kesler, Gladwin (Williams, 71’), Lyden, Iandolo; Tyreece Simpson (Parsons, 83’) y McKirdy (East, 87’)
Manchester City: Steffen; Walker, Rúben Dias, Ake (Mbete-Tatu, 86′), Cancelo; Rodri, De Bruyne (McAtee, 67′), Gündogan (Lavia, 83′); Palmer (Kayky, 86′), Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva
Goals: 0-1, Bernardo Silva (14′); 0-2 Gabriel Jesus (28′); 0-3, Gundogan (59′); 1-3, McKirdy (78′); 1-4 Palmer (82′)
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Referee: Darren England
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