KOMPAS.com - Kerusuhan dalam laga Wigan Athletic vs Manchester City juga merembet ke kalangan suporter Manchester City yang hadir di Stadion DW. Mereka terlibat baku hantam dengan aparat keamanan.
Man City kalah 0-1 dari Wigan dalam laga ronde kelima Piala FA di Stadion DW, Senin (19/2/2018) waktu setempat atau Selasa dini hari WIB. Gol kemenangan Wigan dicetak oleh Will Grigg pada menit ke-79.
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Sejumlah kerusuhan tercatat dalam laga ini yang melibatkan pelatih, pemain dan suporter.
Sebelumnya, mananer Man City, Pep Guardiola terlibat ketegangan dengan bos Wigan, Paul Cook, saat babak pertama usai. Mereka berdebat hebat soal pelanggaran yang dilakukan Fabian Delph kepada Max Power.
Delph akhirnya mendapat kartu merah langsung dan Man City bermain dengan 10 orang sejak babak kedua.
Lalu, ada lagi insiden setelah laga berakhir. Kali ini Sergio Aguero yang terlihat memukul seorang fans Wigan karena sang striker merasa diprovokasi.
Man City fans after the final whistle at Wigan tonight #mcfc #WAFC pic.twitter.com/Wpndu2BmWs
KOMPAS.com — Manajer Wigan Athletic Paul Cook mengatakan bahwa kemenangan 1-0 timnya atas Manchester City pada ronde kelima Piala FA di Stadion DW, Senin (19/2/2018) waktu setempat atau Selasa dini hari WIB, tak ubahnya ujian berat. Pasalnya, Wigan menghadapi sebuah tim dengan penguasaan bola yang sangat fantastis. Wigan menang berkat gol tunggal Will Grigg pada menit ke-79. Tim berjulukan The Latics itu pun memupus impian pasukan Pep Guardiola untuk membungkus empat gelar pada akhir musim. Juru strategi Wigan, Paul Cook, menilai timnya melewati ujian berat sebelum mengalahkan Man City. "Pertandingan melawan Manchester City adalah ujian berat. Mereka tim yang kuat dan sangat lihai mengoper bola," kata Cook, dilansir BolaSport.com dari BBC .
(Baca Juga: Peruntungan Ronaldo, Messi, dan Neymar berdasar Shio 2018 ) Dikutip BolaSport.com dari The FA, Man City sebenarnya tampil lebih dominan. The Citizens memimpin penguasaan bola hingga 83 persen. Dari segi peluang, Man City mempunyai 27 yang lima di antaranya mengarah tepat sasaran. Adapun Wigan memiliki empat kesempatan yang dua di antaranya tepat sasaran. Cook tidak menampik bahwa unggul jumlah pemain turut membantu kemenangan timnya. Man City harus bermain dengan 10 orang setelah Fabian Delph mendapat kartu merah pada tambahan waktu babak pertama. "Kami beberapa kali mengandalkan keberuntungan. Kartu merah pun akan selalu memberi keuntungan tersendiri," tuturnya. Namun, Cook tidak mau mengecilkan penampilan Will Grigg dan kawan-kawan. Dia memuji kinerja pasukannya sehingga bisa mengandaskan kandidat juara Premier League musim 2017-2018 tersebut. "Para pemain layak mendapatkan kredit untuk kerja keras mereka. Mereka beberapa kali mengeblok serangan secara luar biasa. Anda perlu hal-hal seperti itu untuk menang atas Man City," ucap Cook. (Lariza Oky Adisty)
KOMPAS.com — Manchester City tersingkir dari Piala FA musim ini. Langkah The Citizens dijegal Wigan Atlethic yang menang 1-0 pada pertandingan babak kelima di Stadion DW, Wigan, Senin (19/2/2018) atau Selasa dini hari WIB. Gol semata wayang striker Wigan, Will Grigg, pada menit ke-79, memaksa Man City harus mengubur mimpi mereka meraih empat gelar sekaligus pada musim ini. Man City memang begitu sial dalam laga tersebut. Tak hanya kalah, mereka harus terlebih dahulu kehilangan Fabian Delph yang menerima kartu merah pada menit ke-45+2.
(Baca Juga: Sergio Aguero Terlibat Perkelahian dengan Suporter Wigan Usai Manchester City Tersingkir dari Piala FA ) Menurut John Stones, kekurangan satu pemain itu sangat memengaruhi performa tim. "Kami selalu butuh 11 pemain untuk memaksimalkan peluang yang kami dapat, jadi kartu merah Delph memang cukup berpengaruh," ujar John Stones seperti dilansir BolaSport.com dari situs resmi klub. "Namun, kami tetap kuat dan berjuang hingga akhir usai kartu merah tersebut, jadi kekalahan ini merupakan kesalahan tim," kata Stones. Menurut Stones, kini Man City memiliki pekerjaan rumah untuk segera meninjau kembali pertandingan tersebut dan mengambil pelajaran. Stones pun memastikan bahwa Man City akan segera bangkit dari hasil minor ini, apalagi mereka berpeluang besar meraih gelar Piala Liga Inggris, Liga Inggris, dan Liga Champions. (Sri Mulyati)
Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Wigan 1-0 Man City
Wigan's win over Manchester City was an amazing game to witness and it has to go down as one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time.
When the Latics beat City in the 2013 final it was a big enough upset, but that was when they were a top-flight club, not in League One as they are now.
Then you consider the level Pep Guardiola's side have been performing at all season, how far clear they are at the top of the Premier League, and that they were trying to do the Quadruple.
It was mentioned to me before the game that Wigan could look at what Rochdale did when they held Tottenham on Sunday and be inspired by that, which is true.
But once I saw names such as David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane in the City line-up, I honestly did not give Paul Cook's side a chance.
With attacking power like that in City's side, I did not see how Wigan could contain them. However, helped by a special atmosphere at the DW Stadium, they defended brilliantly and took their chance when they got one.
Red card splits opinion - but why yellow first?
Media playback is not supported on this device Was it a red card and what happened in the tunnel?
Wigan boss Cook said afterwards that everything had to go in his side's favour for them to get a result, and that was the case when City were reduced to 10 men before half-time.
Fabian Delph did go in a bit recklessly on Max Power and he was slightly out of control, but I think he was unlucky to be sent off.
It is not as if Delph went in studs high and really tried to hit Power - it looked like he just over-stretched for the ball.
I thought a booking was the right decision but the poll on the BBC Sport website, where 69% thought it was a red card offence, showed it split opinion even when people saw it more than once.
That shows it was a 50-50 call, but the controversy over the decision came because referee Anthony Taylor appeared to get a yellow card out first and write Delph's name down, then subsequently pull out a red.
Taylor might have been influenced by the Wigan players who surrounded him, but I think it is more likely he had some sort of communication with his assistant too.
Whatever happened, we would not still be talking about it if he did not get a different card out first.
What made Grigg goal a special finish?
Media playback is not supported on this device Will Grigg scores against Man City
The red card did not change the pattern of play, because even with 10 men City still dominated possession and controlled the game - in fact, Wigan probably had more opportunities in the first half.
After half-time, the home side looked nervy. They were defending very deep and had to make a lot of clearances without being able to put their foot on the ball because they were under so much pressure.
With the Latics struggling to string four or five passes together and find any real momentum, Will Grigg did not get any chances, or much support, and he was really isolated up front.
The one chance Grigg did get in the second half, though, he took brilliantly.
It was impressive how quickly he anticipated the situation when Kyle Walker allowed the ball to run under his feet, and also that he recognised the England right-back would have the pace to recover.
So he stepped across the City defender and although he lost his footing as he opened up his body up to shoot, he was still able to steer the ball past Claudio Bravo.
It was Wigan's only shot on target in the entire game, but it was a great finish. That is what you need to do to get a result against the top teams - hold out valiantly, then take your chance when it comes.
Will defeat knock City out of their stride?
It turned into a brilliant night for Wigan and they have now beaten three Premier League teams to reach the quarter-finals - Bournemouth, West Ham and City.
It has been an amazing run for them already and next up they host another top-flight side, Southampton, with both teams aware Wembley is only one game away.
The worry for the Latics is that the FA Cup is a distraction from their bid to win promotion from League One, because their league form has dipped in recent weeks.
It is great they have got on this run again but I know promotion is their priority this season - Cook was quick to stress that when he spoke to BBC Radio 5 live after the match - and they need to get back on track.
As for City, they have a huge game on Sunday with the EFL Cup final against Arsenal, but I don't see this defeat knocking them out of their stride.
They responded to their defeat by Liverpool in January by winning four straight games and they certainly did not change their style of play.
All this defeat does is lead us all to wonder how they will react, and whether they have got the calibre of players to cope.
The Quadruple is gone now, but they can still win the treble, and I am expecting to see a very strong response from them this weekend.
Kevin Kilbane was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
