Man City boss Pep: Best performance I’ve ever seen from Aguero…
I was impressed with Huddersfield in both halves – they have good quality players.
Pep Guardiola’s side doubled the lead from the penalty spot after Sergio Aguero was bundled to the floor in the box by Jon Gorenc-Stankovicas he tries to reach a cross.
It appeared that Aguero could be deemed surplus to requirements following the arrival of Gabriel Jesus. However, the Brazilian forward suffered a season-ending injury, and Aguero was restored to the starting line-up.
Goalkeeper Bravo has endured a hard first season in England and his boss Guardiola was less than impressed by a section of City fans ironically cheering a Huddersfield shot just before the break.
As SunSport revealed on Monday, Aguero favours a move to Real Madrid. “What the fans express – I am not here to judge them”.
The City manager dropped Hart as the No. 1 in pre-season and allowed him be loaned to Torino until the end of the season.
Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner says his team were outplayed in their 5-1 loss to Manchester City.
Tonight’s clash is a bonus for Huddersfield, who are enjoying a magnificent season, as they bid for a return to the top-flight for the first time since 1972.
Claudio Bravo was brought in from Barcelona as Hart’s replacement, but the Chile global has been unconvincing, losing his place to Willy Caballero, the veteran back-up goalkeeper, in recent weeks.
And Fernandinho insists City are keen to add to their five successes in the FA Cup, the last one coming under Roberto Mancini’s leadership six years ago.
“Raheem and Leroy have been playing so well recently”, said Zabaleta.
Midfielder Dean Whitehead said: “We can take a lot of positives from our cup run but we will forget about this quickly now and focus on Newcastle”. My intention is to stay but it is a long way away. I know we have to win but I’ve handled that in the past and I will in the present.
“We are what we are, it’s better for us not to compare us with other sides”.
“All the players were in a good mood and it was a good performance. They told me all the time have fun and do what you want to do”.