Swansea: Sergio Aguero kept Manchester City’s hopes of an unprecedented quadruple alive as they survived a major FA Cup scare in a thrilling fightback from two goals down to win 3-2 at Swansea in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Aguero had watched from the substitutes’ bench as second-tier Swansea roared into a stunning first half lead through goals from Matt Grimes and Bersant Celina.
But the Argentine emerged as City’s saviour on a rainy night in south Wales by setting up their first goal for Bernardo Silva, before completing the comeback with a last-gasp winner after Swansea keeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt scored an unlucky own goal from the Argentina striker’s penalty to draw City level.
Having already won the League Cup and advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals, Premier League leaders City remain in the hunt for a clean sweep of all four major trophies.
It was a fortunate escape for City however, as replays showed Raheem Sterling was lucky to win the penalty that led to the equaliser, while Aguero was marginally offside for the winner.
City boss Pep Guardiola had named a strong starting line-up and Leroy Sane and Bernardo Silva both went close early on.
It only looked a matter of time before City took the lead but Swansea ensured it was anything but one-way traffic.
AFP
