We exited the FA Cup at the fourth-round stage after Nathan Ake’s 64th-minute goal proved to be the difference in an evenly-fought cup tie at Etihad Stadium.
The defender popped up inside the box to tuck home a low effort to send his team into the next round, but our much-changed side more than held their own throughout at the home of the reigning Premier League champions.
In fact, we could easily have gone into half-time in front with Takehiro Tomiyasu and Leandro Trossard forcing City keeper Stefan Ortega into decent saves. Ultimately we couldn’t find the goal that would have kept us in the competition.