Man City makes miraculous comeback into FA Cup quarter-finals

Pep Guardiola's team won 5-1 against Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup fifth round replay on the evening of March 1.

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Goals: Sane (30'), Aguero (penalty 35', 73'), Zabaleta (38'), Iheanacho (90') - Bunn (7').

Huddersfield Town held Man City to a 0-0 draw in their opening game. The Championship side then shocked the world by taking the lead at the Etihad with a seventh-minute goal from Harry Bunn, a product of the Man City academy.

However, Man City had a suitable response in the first half. From the 30th to the 38th minute, the home team scored three consecutive goals thanks to Leroy Sane, Aguero from the penalty spot and Pablo Zabaleta.

Aguero completed his own double in the second half with a close-range tap-in from Sterling's assist. In stoppage time, Kelechi Iheanacho sealed a 5-1 win for Man City after coming off the bench.

The win over Huddersfield secured Man City a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals and they will face Premier League rivals Middlesbrough on March 11.

Man City continue to pursue titles in three arenas this season. Photo: Reuters.

Coach Guardiola and his students are still chasing titles in the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. The team is ranked second in the Premier League and 11 points behind Chelsea, while the Champions League is inherently very difficult, the FA Cup is a possible title for Guardiola to seek his first glory in England.

This is only the first time Man City have reached the FA Cup quarter-finals in the last four seasons. Their opponents are Huddersfield, who are not easy to play against given their excellent form of late. Huddersfield have lost just one of their last 18 games in all competitions and are currently third in the Championship, in contention for promotion to the Premier League next season.

Manager David Wagner was forced to sit in the stands due to a two-match touchline ban but he made nine changes to his usual starting line-up. However, Huddersfield still played well in the first 20 minutes, opening the scoring and playing evenly against the much-favored home team.

Huddersfield (left) put Man City through difficult moments. Photo: Reuters.

However, Man City did not let the visitors create any surprises when they took the field with almost the strongest lineup. The attack with the trio Leroy Sane, Aguero and Sterling worked effectively to help Man City score five goals for the second consecutive match.

Aguero has been impressive since scoring twice in last week's 5-3 Champions League win over Monaco. The striker scored twice and added an assist for Zabaleta. Sterling, though not on target, played a key role with two passes from the right flank that set up Leroy Sane and Aguero's goals.

While the attack line is playing better and better, Man City's worries are still present in the goal. Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo had a rare match as a starter after constantly losing his position to Willy Cabalero but only left disappointment. Huddersfield's only goal was largely due to Bravo when he let the ball go through his legs.

Huddersfield showed great effort when they fought back at the start of the second half. Joe Lolley had a chance to give the visitors hope but his close-range header went over the bar. After a heavy defeat in the replay, Huddersfield will focus all their efforts on the promotion target for the rest of the season.

According to VNE