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
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