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Manchester City players celebrate (Reuters)
In parallel with the stubborn battle in the Premier League and five days before the derby against Manchester United, Manchester City succeeded in the task in the English Cup and recorded a 0: 2 victory over Peterborough tonight (Tuesday) on the way to the English Cup quarterfinals.
The man who wore City’s captain’s cap was the Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko who received the honor, and after a surprisingly zeroed first half against the modest rival from last place in the sub-league, Pep Guardiola’s side recorded an easy victory thanks to two shots by Phil Fuden. The first to Riyad Mahraz (60) and the second to Jack Grilish (67).
As mentioned, the victory comes before City host United on Sunday and when they are in first place in the Premier League by six points over second-placed Liverpool. Pep did not lighten his head in the cup and came up with a pretty strong lineup, which paid off for him in the end.
After City’s victory, there was a big surprise in the cup, when Middlesbrough beat Tottenham 0: 1 in extra time thanks to a goal by Joshua Cobran in the 107th minute and qualified for the quarterfinals. The Champions League team continued its magic journey in the Cup after knocking out Manchester United on penalties in the previous round, and now, as mentioned, has defeated Antonio Conte’s Roosters in extra time, concentrating on fighting for the top 4 in the Premier League only.
In addition to City and Middlesbrough, who also advanced to the quarterfinals is Crystal Palace, who recorded a 1-2 home win over Stoke City from 15th place in the minor leagues. Chaiko Kuyata set up an advantage for the locals (52) but after just four minutes Josh Timon equalized. In the 83rd minute, Palace’s winning goal came thanks to Gyro Ridwald.
Premier League: Late win for Leicester
Also, tonight was a league game from the 22nd round of the Premier League, in which Lester was hosted by Burnley and after 82 goalless minutes, reached a decision. James Madison set up an advantage in the 82nd minute, and Jamie Vardy doubled in the 90th minute en route to three important points. Leicester are in 12th place in the table, Burnley still below the red line and complicated at the bottom.
