O’Reilly and De Bruyne objectives spare hosts FA Cup shock

Seven-time winners Manchester Metropolis got here from behind by two Nico O’Reilly objectives and one from Kevin De Bruyne to finish Championship membership Plymouth Argyle’s FA Cup run within the fifth spherical at Etihad Stadium.

🟢 PLYMOUTH LEAD AT THE ETIHAD! 🟢

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Metropolis dominated the primary half and hit a put up by a curling Ilkay Gundogan shot, solely to fall behind to the delight of the 8,000 away followers when Ukraine centre-back Maksym Talovierov headed in Matthew Sorinola’s supply seven minutes earlier than the break from Plymouth’s first nook.

CITY ARE BACK LEVEL! ⚽️

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Simply when the staff who knocked Liverpool out within the earlier spherical seemed to have reached half-time with their benefit intact, O’Reilly headed in Kevin De Bruyne’s free-kick to offer the Premier League aspect a measure of aid after their opponents had punished them for the type of beneficiant defending that has been a characteristic of their unsure kind this season.

Nico O’Reilly on the DOUBLE! ⚽️⚽️

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The 19-year-old midfielder met Phil Foden’s supply to move in once more with 14 minutes remaining and put the Cityzens on track for a seventh consecutive quarter-final look.

Recreation. Set. Match.

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Captain De Bruyne stabbed within the Ninetieth-minute third after substitute Erling Haaland’s shot was saved by goalkeeper Conor Hazard, sending the ball again into the trail of Metropolis’s prime scorer to provide the playmaker.

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