Pep Guardiola hails ‘big presence’ of Man City FA Cup saviour Nico O’Reilly

Pep Guardiola praised Nico O’Reilly’s “big presence” after the teenager’s double turned Manchester City’s FA Cup tie against Championship strugglers Plymouth around.

City were stunned when they fell behind to a Maksym Talovierov in the 38th minute of their fifth-round meeting at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, but 19-year-old O’Reilly led the fightback.

The young midfielder, playing in an unnatural left-back role, levelled before the break and then put City ahead 14 minutes from time – both goals headers – before Kevin De Bruyne wrapped up a 3-1 win late on.

Yes, Nico