Man City 1-0 Arsenal: Pep Guardiola's side draw first blood over their Premier League title rivals as Nathan Ake's second-half goal sees them knock the Gunners out of the FA Cup to reach the fifth round

Daily Mail | January 27, 2023

Manchester City have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup after knocking Premier League title rivals Arsenal out of the competition.

Nathan Ake scored the only foal of the game in the 64th minute after Arsenal were unable to clear the ball after a Julian Alvarez strike hit the post.

Arsenal had chances during the game but were unable to break down City in what is the first meeting of the two teams this season.

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Manchester City have advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup after taking a narrow win over Arsenal at the Etihad

In a closely-fought game, it was Nathan Ake's 64th minute goal that was enough to separate the sides on Friday night

Pep Guardiola's side drew first blood in their first meeting with Arsenal this season, with both teams contending for the title

Erling Haaland bursts through on goal but is challenged at his feet by Arsenal goalkeeper for the night Matt Turner

Kevin De Bruyne came close to opening the score with a trademark curling effort which just went wide off the far post

Haaland raises his boot while trying to win possession ahead of Arsenal's defensive midfielder Thomas Partey

Haaland was involved in a number of tussles during the first-half with Rob Holding who struggled to deal with him

Leandro Trossard was lively on his first start for Arsenal and had a chance to give the Gunners the lead in the first-half

Ake scored the only goal of the match after Julian Alvarez hit the post and Arsenal were unable to clear the ball from danger

MATCH FACTS

Man City: Ortega, Lewis (Walker 58), Akanji, Stones (Laporte 45+4), Ake, Gundogan, Rodri, Mahrez (Alvarez 58), De Bruyne (Bernardo Silva 75), Grealish, Haaland

Unused subs: Dias, Phillips, Joao Cancelo, Ederson, Palmer

Goal: Ake 64

Booked: Gundogan

Arsenal: Turner, Tomiyasu, Holding (Saliba 46), Gabriel, Tierney (Zinchenko 66), Vieira, Partey (Sambi Lokonga 46), Xhaka, Saka (Odegaard 74), Nketiah, Trossard (Martinelli 66)

Subs: Ramsdale, White, Odegaard, Kiwior, Alencar,

Booked: Holding, Zinchenko