The third round of the FA Cup continues with defending champions Manchester City taking on Championship underdogs Huddersfield Town at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola rotated the line-up, with Ederson on the bench and Alvarez and Foden leading the way, so let's take a look at the specific process of this game.
City were in complete control of the tempo in the opening stages, when Alvarez tried a long-range shot from the edge of the area and Bob's inside shot was blocked, and the team couldn't get too many chances against a tight defence. In the 18th minute, Akanji was injured and couldn't hold on, and Nunes came on as a substitute.
The game continued to be pressed by the blue moon, and finally in the 33rd minute, Alvarez's shot in the penalty area was blocked by a defender, Foden received the ball and shot into the net from a small angle to break the deadlock, and then in the 37th minute, he played a smooth pass and cut again, Alvarez advanced the goal, and scored two goals in four minutes to instantly consolidate the advantage.
De Bruyne came off the bench in the second half and returned from injury after 149 days, and in the 58th minute, Nunes received an assist from a team-mate's long pass, and Bob dropped into the box to continue to consolidate the advantage. Huddersfield had a rare chance to counter-attack, but a one-on-one chance was denied by Ortega.
In the 65th minute, De Bruyne instigated on the wing, Kovacic received the ball and went straight back, and Foden followed up with a long-range shot from the outside of the area to complete the double ring. The Blues continued to attack, and the midfield once again played a smooth transition, and in the 74th minute, De Bruyne sent in an inverted triangle cross, and Doku scored into the near corner.
The huge difference in quality did make the game difficult to suspense, the defending champion Manchester City beat Huddersfield Town 5-0 to easily advance to the next round, Foden scored two goals, De Bruyne's return form needs to be improved, and when they are fully fit, they will be the most competitive team again.
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