FA Cup Fourth Round: Get Rid Of Tottenham Hotspur, Man City Breaks Record

Manchester City's players celebrate Nathan Ake (right)'s goal to get rid of Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. (X/@ManCity)

JAKARTA - The big match between two elite teams when Manchester City successfully beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Saturday, January 27, 2024 in the morning WIB. Man City also broke the record when they got rid of Tottenham.

Man City have never won in the last five games at home to Tottenham. They have lost four times in away games without ever scoring. Man City were also forced to give up 1-0 by Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League semifinals.

The two teams met earlier in the English Premier League at Man City in Eihad. In that match, both teams drew 3-3.

Man City's poor record was finally set by Nathan Ake's controversial goal towards the end of the match. The victory also keeps Man City's chances of defending treble.

Currently, The Cityzens are still staying in the FA Cup and Champions League. In the English Premier League competition, Man City is in second place with 43 points.

Similar to Arsenal and Aston Villa who are in third and fourth place. Only, Pep Guardiola's team still have one game left.

Meanwhile, Liverpool, who will be left by manager Jurgen Klopp, will end this season perched at the top of the standings. Liverpool already have 48 points by finishing 21 matches.

If Man City maintains the hope of winning three more trophies, Tottenham will again be held. There are no more trophies that can be targeted after being eliminated in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup even though Tottenham has changed managers and is now being handled by Ange Postecoglou.

The North London club is also not competing in Europe. Meanwhile, in the domestic competition, The Lilywhites are still stuck in fifth place and eight points behind Liverpool.

In that match, Tottenham lost captain Son Heung-min who was still defending South Korea in the 2023 Asian Cup.

Man City itself has not been strengthened by striker Erling Haaland because he has not recovered from a leg injury. Meanwhile, midfielder Kevin De Bruyne started the match by sitting on the bench.

Man City, in that match, showed an impressive attacking game. They were able to control the match throughout the first half.

Even the visitors had the lead through Oscar striker Bobb who used a wild ball. Starting from Phil Foded's shot which received a pass from Kyle Walker. But Foden's shot was saved by goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

It's just that, the ball vomited and went wild which Bobb then grabbed. However, the goal was disallowed because after being reviewed through VAR, Bobb committed a foul on defender Cristian Romero.

Man City's deadlock was finally broken after Ake broke into Tottenham's goal with two minutes remaining in normal time.

The goal started with De Bruyne's corner which goalkeeper Vicario could throw away. Only the ball went wild which Ake's shot was then greeted from close range.

But the goal drew controversy and Tottenham's players protested as Man City's Ruben Dias was deemed to have fouled goalkeeper before Ake's goal.

Referee Paul Tierney did review the incident through VAR. But he considered there was no mistake and still passed the goal. The 1-0 score for Man City lasted until the end of the match. The defending champion also qualified for the next round.