TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Manchester City akan bersua dengan Burnley pada babak ketiga Piala FA, Sabtu (6/1/2018) pukul 22.00 WIB
Manchester City yang memimpin klasemen sementara Liga Inggris berhadapan dengan spesialis penjegal tim besar, Burnley.
Terakhir kali Manchester City menghadapi Burnley di Liga Inggris, mereka menang dengan skor 3-0.
Gol Sergio Aguero, Nicolas Otamendi, dan Leroy Sane membuat pasukan Pep Guardiola meraih tiga angka di Etihad Stadium.
Tetapi jangan lupakan rekor cemerlang Burnley musim ini kala melawan tim-tim besar.
Chelsea dilibas tim asuhan Sean Dyche itu dengan skor 3-2 pada matchday pertama Liga Inggris musim ini.
Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, dan Manchester United berhasil ditahan imbang.
Dengan mengusung permainan defensif dan mengandalkan serangan balik, Burnley diprediksi akan lebih banyak menumpuk pemain di lini belakang.
Mengingat kecemerlangan lini tengah The Citizens yang digalang Kevin De Bruyne dan David Silva akan sangat sulit untuk ditandingi Burnley jika bermain terbuka.
The Citizens juga kerap kebingungan ketika berhadapan dengan tim yang mengusung strategi bertahan.
Memang mereka dominan dalam penguasaan bola, tetapi untuk menembus ke kotak penalti mereka sering kebingungan.
Ditambah lagi, Manchester City tak bisa diperkuat penyerang muda yang memiliki agresivitas, Gabriel Jesus, karena cedera.
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Coventry eliminated Premier League strugglers Stoke City in the FA Cup's third round with a 2-1 upset on Saturday afternoon.
Jordan Willis opened the scoring for the League Two side in the 24th minute as pressure continued to pile on Mark Hughes.
Charlie Adam leveled with a penalty after the break but Jack Grimmer’s 68th minute strike sealed a memorable win for the Sky Blues - and leaves Hughes’ job prospects hanging by a thread.
Bournemouth needed an injury-time equaliser from Steve Cook to earn a replay against Wigan following their 2-2 draw with the League One side, while Premier League basement dwellers Swansea were held by Championship leaders Swansea.
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Manchester City went a goal down at home to Burnley, but came roaring back to win 4-1 with a quick fire Sergio Aguero double putting them on their way.
There were also wins for top flight sides Southampton, West Brom, Newcastle and Watford, while League One Peterborough ousted the Championship's Aston Villa with a 3-1 win.
Earlier, League One Fleetwood gave Leicester a scare but the Premier League side escaped Highbury Stadium with a goalless draw.
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Ash Hunter's deflected shot hit the post in the second minute of added time, rebounding on to goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic before hitting the post again. Jakupovic grabbed the loose ball and the visitors narrowly avoided the shock exit the television cameras present were hoping for.
The hosts, 12th in their table, comfortably held their own against a second-string Foxes starting line-up and, in truth, created the better chances.
On the positive side the sort of quirky sponsorship deal which typically crops up around the FA Cup third round meant the Cod Army's goalkeeper Chris Neal finished the game with a year's supply of pizza having been promised a month's worth for every seven-and-a-half minutes he kept the Foxes at bay.
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Rudy Gestede and Martin Braithwaite, meanwhile, scored in the first half as Middlesbrough dumped dismal north-east rivals Sunderland out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at the Riverside Stadium.
Gestede took just 10 minutes to heap more woe on the Championship's bottom club and Braithwaite's effort just before the break effectively ensured the visitors' sole remaining focus this season will be avoiding a second consecutive relegation.
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Virgil van Dijk could not have asked for a better Liverpool debut after scoring the winner against Everton.
Getty Images - Getty Liverpool debutante Virgil van Dijk in dreamland after scoring against Everton
The Reds' record £75million centre-back netted a dramatic 84th-minute goal to haul his new side into the FA Cup fourth round.
But his header was by no means the talking point of the night as Roberto Firmino and Toffees youngster Mason Holgate were involved in a heated bust-up.
Holgate took serious offence to something the Anfield ace shouted at him - after pushing Firmino over the advertising board and into the crowd.
Liverpool have since vowed to "fully co-operate" in any possible investigation.
Liverpool 2-1 Everton: Virgil van Dijk scores dream debut winner to settle pulsating FA Cup Merseyside derby in front of the Kop
Elsewhere, Manchester United limped into the next round thanks to late goals from Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku.
Red hot Lingard struck in the 84th minute - his fifth in six matches - to ease the pressure mounting at Old Trafford.
And team-mate Lukaku sealed the win in the final minute of regular time to see Jose Mourinho's men through.
