Manchester Metropolis superior to the FA Cup semi-final after securing a 2-0 win over Newcastle United on the Etihad Stadium.
A brace from Bernardo Silva was sufficient for Pep Guardiola’s tremendous group to barter their well beyond the Magpies, however there was a big stroke of luck with each targets.
Earlier than kick-off, Eddie Howe had an ace up his sleeve, or higher but a component of shock for Guardiola and co. Howe deployed a brand new system on Saturday night, often limiting the hosts however failing to safe simply the second-ever win for Newcastle on the Etihad Stadium in almost twenty years.
Metropolis’s targets within the first half each got here from Bernardo Silva, benefiting from lucky deflections that left Martin Dubravka helpless.
Manchester Metropolis dump Newcastle out of the FA Cup
As talked about beforehand, the hosts’ targets had been accompanied by a major stroke of luck, as described by Alan Shearer, who was on pundit obligation for the BBC, labeling them as ‘flukey’.
He mentioned: “Metropolis have been a lot the higher group, they’ve scored two flukey targets however they’ve deserved it.”
After Coventry Metropolis dramatically defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers in stoppage time earlier within the day, the Residents and Coventry Metropolis will sit again and discover out their opponents within the FA Cup semi-final as Chelsea vs Leicester Metropolis, and Manchester United vs Liverpool play on Sunday afternoon.
