Julián Álvarez’s tremendous shot that hit the post and led to the goal with which Manchester City eliminated Arsenal from the FA Cup

Manchester City defeated Arsenal 1-0 and qualified for the FA Cup round of 16. With a goal from Nathan Aké, the team led by Josep Guardiola dealt a heavy blow to the Premier League leader. Julián Álvarez added minutes in the supplement and participated in the play that would lead to the only goal of the match played at the Etihad stadium.

With 30 minutes from Julián Álvarez and a hat-trick from Haaland, Manchester City thrashed Wolverhampton 3-0 and kept their distance from leader Arsenal

Those led by Josep Guardiola added three fundamental points to defend the distance of five units in the fight for the Premier League

The Argentine attacker entered the field of play at minute 57 to replace the Algerian Riyad Mahrez and it took him just a few minutes to unbalance. Positioned as a midfielder, he received a ball on the outskirts of the big area, turned and took a right corner that hit the right post of the goal defended by the North American Matt Turner. From that rebound came the goal: Jack Grealish evaded the Arsenal defenders’ mark and assisted Aké, who appeared by surprise and defined the far post.

Since the end of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, the Spider has participated in six of the ten games that City played between the league and domestic cups (three as a starter and three from the bench, and scored two goals). So far this season, he has played 26 games accounting for all competitions, showing the value that the former River has for his coach.

The moment in which Julián Álvarez rehearses his right-footed shot that hit the post before the 1-0 (REUTERS / Molly Darlington)

The next commitment of the Mancunian team will be on Saturday, February 5 against Tottenham as a visitor, for Date 22 of a Premier League that has him as Arsenal’s escort, 5 points apart (and with one more game). The Spurs, who are fifth, also have great aspirations and will seek to cut their good pace. Those of the Spanish Mikel Arteta, meanwhile, will visit Everton on 4/2.

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In this way, the Ciudadanos eliminated the team that is the greatest exponent in FA Cup tournaments. The Gunners hold 14 titles, against Manchester United’s 12 (Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham have 8). Now those led by Josep Guardiola dream of lifting it to harvest their seventh crown, remembering that the last time they achieved it was in 2019.

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