Fourth Round: Cardiff City v Manchester City The FA Cup

The fourth round of the Emirates FA

Cup has brought all conquering

Manchester City to South Wales to

face a Cardiff side who would love

to upset the odds this afternoon.

They have done it before when they

were playing across the road, they

have built houses there are now,

maybe they should have named one of

the streets and Nathan Blake away.

Every player has a day when you have

that chance of glory. That one

moment to change career your life.

The 29th of January 1994 was my

moment. We were in the third tier

back then. They were the big boys.

But you always get a chance.

Sweet

turn, he still got it, magnificent

goal by Nathan Blake!

Was at the

best goal of my career? Possibly.

Manchester City of the Premiership

are stunned by some magic.

We still

had half an hour to go, we needed

heroes.

Great save!

That win changed

my career and my life.

A famous

result of Cardiff City, Nathan

Blake's magical goal has got them to

the next round of the FA Cup for the

first time in 17 years.

Today that

moment is here again.

Great memories, he got a move to the

top flight soon after that and the

current vintage are targeting

promotion back to the Premier League

after four seasons in the

Championship. Neil Warnock at the

head, just the 1400- odd games for

him. Pep Guardiola in his second

season in British football but his

team are running away with the

Premier League and earlier in the

week reached the final of the League

Cup. Sell-out crowd expected here,

33,000 of them at the Cardiff City

Stadium for this final tie of the

Emirates FA Cup fourth round.

Alongside Allen Shearer today we

have got Joleon Lescott and Danny

gathered in, we are trying to even

it out a little bit. In many ways

you could not get to contrasting

styles?

No, Pep Guardiola is the

best of the new breed, charismatic

and stylish, wants to play the

beautiful game of football where

Neil Warnock is as old school as

they come. Never afraid to say what

he wants to say. He would love it if

he could put one over Pep Guardiola

today.

He certainly would. You won

the Allen FA Cup in 2011, they are

constantly improving and look

magnificent at times.

I think you

can rule out complacency, Pep said

he does not want that to appear

hopefully it doesn't today. And I

think you played here just a years

ago?

ago?

Cardiff on top?

Maybe he didn't

play!

I was out there.

Danny after

the Newport team setting the tone

after giving Spurs are scared maybe

we can expect more of the same from

Cardiff?

we can expect more of the same from

Cardiff?

Hopefully, Newport County

were fantastic, dashed down the road

and showing what can be done, I

thought they were unlucky not to

hang onto the win but fantastic for

them to go to Wembley and get a

replay and hopefully

them to go to Wembley and get a

replay and hopefully Cardiff can

take some inspiration.

Imagine that,

playing at Wembley on the fourth

round.

That was the least they

deserve, it was a hell of a

performance.

Let's get the team

news.

Thank you Gary, for Cardiff

City under Neil Warnock who have

made two changes as far as the hosts

are concerned, Neil Etheridge in

goal, 12 clean sheets so far this

season.

Grujic on loan from Liverpool and

making his second appearance today.

Junior Hoilett with eight goals and

six assists.

six assists. For Manchester City

four changes by Pep Guardiola after

the 3-2 win against Bristol City.

Claudio Bravo has started all six

domestic cup ties. Tenth appearance

this season for Vincent Kompany.

No specialist striker starting but

Raheem Sterling looking to add to

all his goals in all competitions.

No special striker for Manchester

City but they still look formidable.

We have seen Pep Guardiola play that

formation, he likes his players to

have some freedom, he looks pretty

relaxed as you would expect of the

season May are having. Coming back

today someone we can look at is

Vincent Kompany, he's had terrible

luck with injuries.

We know what he

is as a player and a person having

worked alongside him. Great guy,

works incredibly hard. But he's just

had so much bad luck regarding

injuries.

Frustrating.

He just seems

to get over one and then another one

pops up. It must be incredibly

frustrating for him. You can see

what it means to him. You need to

get out there, you need gametime,

five or six games and he does not

seem able to do it.

In the last few

weeks Manchester City have started

to concede a couple more goals than

they were prior to that.

Yes, up

player of his stature anyone will

miss him. I spoke to him after the

last injury and he was still upbeat,

still confident he can maintain his

fitness for the important stage of

the season he said.

He strikes me as

a real leader.

Definitely, he likes

to control everything, in the right

way. He demands respect and the

effort put in in training.

One or

two weaknesses perhaps in the last

few weeks defensively that perhaps

Cardiff can exploit?

Of course, I

think the goals they have been

conceding there is a

think the goals they have been

conceding there is a lack of

communication. I think if you look

at this one, the first one, they are

moving up at different times. Fabian

Delph could potentially say to Sane

to get closer to his man. This one

may be just trying to overplay it at

times.

It will be a very, certainly

a different test today than the game

against Bristol City, Bristol City

were not afraid, they had ago, when

forward and tried to take the to

Manchester City. I think Cardiff

today will sit deep and give them

possession of the

today will sit deep and give them

possession of the ball and try to

get as many set pieces and long

throws as they can.

If there is a

weakness, who do Cardiff have that

can exploit them?

If you look at the

front three they are playing with,

on the counterattack lots of pace

and power, Junior Hoilett in

particular has been the main man

this season. Zohore not so much but

on his day a real handful. And

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing was producing

match-winning performances at the

start of the season. Gone off the

boil a little bit of late but on

their day that front three is really

difficult to handle.

Neil Warnock

was appointed Cardiff manager last

season when the club in the

relegation places and he now has

them challenging for promotion. He

knows how to motivate team.

You know when they have these ideas

of making managers were microphones

I just feel it would not be a good

idea with Neil Warnock.

Penalty

kick, red card, discuss?

I am

disgusted. I say what I think and

it's cost me a wed over the years.

Telling the assistant referee he

should have these.

Look at me while

I am talking.

His style of

management can be unorthodox.

Don't

try and do everything, just what you

are good at.

They are sexed down and

he's arguing about a corner kick.

You have to enjoy every minute of

it.

Dare I say you have mellowed a

little over the years?

I think

everyone does as you get older. I

still get a bit carried away now and

then but I think that's why I am

still in the game. I enjoy football

and I enjoyed the lads I have got in

my team this season and others I

have our promotions, it's been

great.

Manchester City the visitors

next, after 37 years in management

do you still get excited by

occasions like this.

We knew in the

draw was made we had to put a full

team at Mansfield and get this draw

because the fans deserve it. Coming

to the growing today, two and a half

hours before the game and its

chock-a-block. It has taken the

imagination, the kids coming in,

they can get them to come back for

the league games, it's super. The FA

Cup as something about it. We could

have picked a better team than

Manchester City to play against but

you cannot have everything!

You have

asked for some devilment in your

approach, what do you mean?

We will

not be too in all of them, you see

the team sheet and it is frightening

but I think its great for us to put

our wits against them. I am looking

forward seeing one or two

challenges. We will have to defend

really well, they are the best team

in the country is not the world at

the moment. But I think it's just

got to inspire us.

Facilities here

are terrific. But no room for

manoeuvre in terms of the cold

shower treatment, any tricks are

pure sleeve?

Those days are gone

now, you just have to believe in

your own team. It's the first time

in four decades, this is the highest

grade we have had, the best since he

had the new stadium so let's enjoy

it and hope that a good game for you

guys.

His team are currently third

in the Championship but just one win

in the last six games. He asked for

some devilment from his team, that

doesn't surprise me!

That is him all

over. I had half a season under him

when he was QPR manager and he was a

fantastic motivator and man manager.

The first time he will see a full

house as Cardiff City manager, they

will thrive off that atmosphere. The

players will be well up for the

game. He loves being the underdog.

He loves these occasions and it's

why he still in the job.

He will

love this atmosphere here today. He

will have been on about it all week

getting them all pumped up and they

will be doing exactly the same in

the dressing room to his players.

Similar personality to Pep

Guardiola...

I would say exactly the

opposite!

Junior Hoilett perhaps the

man most likely to open up

Manchester City if anyone? Bean

yeah, he's played at the highest

level, played in the Premier League

and shown he can handle that kind of

company.

The last couple of seasons

his career has stagnated a little

but Neil Warnock has taken the

chance on him, he's come to Cardiff

City and seems to have riveted his

career. Top goal-scorer with eight,

that is playing of the left hand

side so it's a good return. He has

the individual ability on his day.

He is a matchwinner. They will be

looking to get the ball to him as

much that they can this afternoon.

Just have to get the ball first.

Exactly.

It could be a busy day for

the Cardiff City defenders, the

stats are not bad at all.

I am a manager for the correct pass,

the speed of the ball.

the speed of the ball.

How he

coaches people speaks for itself.

Each game he set his ideas and gives

us our blueprint.

Sometimes it

happens. I can imagine one game and

what we have to do, it's like chess.

I think Manchester City are the best

the Premier League has ever seen.

No

matter the opposition or the

competition in the next game is the

most important one, that is what the

manager has instilled in us.

Part of

your preparation for this game was a

trip to Mansfield is what did you

learn about Cardiff City?

How good a

team they are, what they do. What

they do they do really, really well.

Does it help that its second

Championship opposition in five

days?

Yes. That competition in my

short experience here it's more

conjugated away from home especially

Championship team, last season

against Huddersfield and needed the

replay. The Championship is so

tough, I prefer Premier League teams

in the cup, in a way it's always

complicated.

What problems do you

expect from Cardiff City compare to

Bristol City?

They were both tough,

Bristol City we had two games, in

one game anything can happen. Two

games it a little bit easier in one

way because we have another chance.

But away in one game it's always

complicated.

You are starting today

without a recognised striker so what

are you looking for from your team?

Defend well, score goals, win the

game, go through. They defend

man-to-man, they follow the

position, they are so aggressive,

trying to make a lot of passes.

Good

luck today.

Thank you so much.

There

you go, so simple, defend well and

score a few goals.

He's honestly

going without a recognised centre

forward today in his line-up so he

will give his usual freedom to his

players, Sterling, Sane, De Bruyne,

they can go where they want.

Sterling is in very good form, 18

goals he's got this season so it

should not be a problem for them

playing that system.

They played

some beautiful football at times.

It

is great to watch. I am becoming a

bigger fan as the season goes on. My

kids watch the games and it's great

to watch and be a part of.

It's

going to be a tough afternoon.

Hopefully for Man City! They have to

defend well, that has been the

backbone of their success this

season but even more so today when

they get possession and they keep

fit enough to get the front three in

the game and then utilise the set

piece which they have. They are a

big and opposing team and if there

is a weakness with Manchester City I

think it's the physical side of the

game. But they have to get into

their half first!

Therein lies the

problem is. Let's go pitch side to

get to more opinion.

This man is an

absolute legend as part of south

Wales, Nathan Blake, 24 years ago

tomorrow you scored the winner when

you both played each other last in

the FA Cup, nobody will let you

forget it.

I don't think they well.

It was a fantastic occasion. A

little different to how it is today.

But full stadium, absolutely

bouncing.

bouncing. It was fantastic occasion.

Fantastic game. Let's hope they can

repeated today.

You look at the old

pitch there, is there a part of you

that wishes this cup tie was being

pledge under mac?

Absolutely, I

missed this ground like mad. But

things have progressed and moved on

and I suppose 24 years later, every

stadium needs to be upgraded, safety

issues and what have you but you

miss the old atmospheres and the old

grounds.

32, 30 3000 since you moved

here, how do Cardiff go by beating

Manchester City?

It shows the

significance of the fixture and I

think Cardiff play a game which can

be Manchester City. It will be

difficult, don't get me wrong, they

are one of the greatest teams in

Europe with the greatest manager for

me. But Cardiff play a very direct

system, long passing from back to

front to the likes of Zohore with

the strength and power to turn

people and run at people. And out

wide with Mendez-Laing and Hoilett

so they have got the perfect game.

The blueprint is simple, we will get

more during the half-time break but

back to you in the studio.

Thank you

Manish. We give me a bit of the

singing the players lining up in the

tunnel, will this be a lock on the

park for Manchester City?

I don't

think it will, they will face a

different style of play because

Cardiff or go from back to front

pretty quickly as we've all said,

they have to defend well, they need

a bit of luck somewhere along the

line but I don't think it will be a

walkover. I think they will give a

good account of themselves. I

Manchester City will want to press

high, but with the Cardiff style

they will want to go direct.

They

will want to give it their best

shot.

Yes, it's 11 against 11 at the

end of the day, a fantastic

atmosphere and a manager who has

been there and done it. They have to

be really disciplined defence of

life. You're not going to see a lot

of the ball at times so every player

has to be concentrating. When they

get the ball they have to affect the

game in an attacking sense as well.

The crowd is already up for the

occasion and the need to get them

going right from the kick-off.

Yes,

something like what Newport did.

We

know Manchester City will have a lot

of the ball and that generally

brings the crowd down.

That is what

Neil will have been working on. He

is expecting that.

I saw an

interviewer he said he took the ball

out of training because the players

have to learn to chase shadows!

They

might have to do a bit of that, but

if one goes, two goes, the others

have to follow, there is no point

going along because they Manchester

City team will pick them off but I

am sure Neil will have been working

on that.

Lets join our commentators

Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson.

COMMENTATOR:

COMMENTATOR: Thank you, welcome to a

packed Cardiff City Stadium. Only a

few miles down the road in Newport

last night we saw south Wales is

well and truly up for the cup. We

have just enjoyed a particularly

rousing song.

We have already heard about 1994,

Manchester City's poor return in the

Welsh capital goes well beyond that.

They have all-male won once a way to

Cardiff in 14 visits since 19 54.

Does that have any bearing on today?

Not really. This Manchester City

side seems much more about making

new history.

Right from the start, it's been

happening for the last hour or so,

Cardiff City have been making a

whole lot of noise.

Let's take a look at the teams. Neil

Etheridge in goal for Cardiff as per

usual. And injury for the

experienced Sol Bamba means a switch

from a back three to a back four.

It's a second Cardiff game for

Grujic in midfield on loan from

Liverpool, he has to play at least

14 games during his time here or

else Cardiff face financial

penalties.

The Premier League leaders have

Claudio Bravo the domestic cup

keeper of the season. Vincent

Kompany making the latest of many

comebacks. His last was a short

appearance against Newcastle a month

ago.

ago. The absence of a recognised

striker is superficial really. 44

goals between the five upfront.

Two very different characters, with

very different ideas on the game and

style of play. One inescapable thing

that Pep Guardiola and Neil Warnock

have in common is they will both get

the absolute best from their squad

of players.

Our whole army of Cardiff City

mascots enjoying their big day. Lee

Mason the referee this afternoon. He

started his season here, back on the

15th of August.

Before the start, a lovely gesture

from Cardiff City there will be a

period of applause to pay tribute to

the contribution made to the game by

Jimmy Armfield and the former owner

of Barnsley to recognise how he

redirected the fortunes of Cardiff's

fellow Championship side. We

appreciate them both. APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

We are all ready to go in Cardiff.

The FA Cup fourth round, Cardiff

have only made the fifth round once

in the last seven seasons and they

face a Manchester City side who have

reached at least round six in four

of those last seven years.

The first bit of possession will be

Cardiff's. I don't suppose they will

be having too much of that as the

game goes on. But that does not mean

that this will be by any means an

easy game for the runaway Premier

League leaders.

Not at all, we

expect lots of application

perspiration and organisation from

Cardiff. I have seen them play a

couple of times, if they get a

chance to tackle the will tackle.

The first successful tackle there

from Jazz Richards. Vincent Kompany

gets a little bit of time on the

ball.

Great to see him back isn't

it?

With David Silva back in Spain,

we wish him well, and Yaya Toure out

of favour Vincent Kompany is the

only player on the field who is a

member of the 2011 FA Cup winning

team, the trophy which got them

going.

Neil Etheridge is going to give that

the big one.

Sterling has started wide on the

right. It will ebb and flow, that

five-man midfield stroke attack.

I

think Manchester City will take it

in turns, it someday wants to go

forward and take up that striking

position they will be allowed to.

Sterling is on four games without a

goal which is his longest run

without scoring a season which just

shows the type of form he has been

in.

Sane is merely dart in from the

left. Fernandinho unable to slide

through. Here is members Lang,

putting the burners to storm passed

the new law. Might still be a chance

but Junior Hoilett unable to control

it, Kyle Walker clears.

Members

line, -- is Mendez-Laing quick or is

Danilo slow? It was hard to tell.

That has certainly woken up the

Cardiff City supporters.

Mendez-Laing has not scored since

August, five goals in his first five

games were Cardiff having joined on

a free transfer from Rochdale. Neil

Warnock thinks he's diagnosed the

problem with his form, he's actually

an asthmatic and has been given the

wrong medication lately.

Looks like

he might be on the right one with

that run!

Company mac.

Fernandinho.

Sterling has gone down the middle,

Bernardo Silva with the flick but

into the gloves of Neil Etheridge.

This is where Manchester City are so

clever, they always manage to get

some be free in midfield and in

space, on that occasion it was

Fernandinho and all of a sudden

Cardiff City players are running

back towards the own goal.

Etheridge

started as a Chelsea Junior then

joined Fulham. A number of stories

like that through this Cardiff team,

no disrespect to them but you look

at the names on the team sheet and

you see them third place in the

Championship and you realise what a

top job Neil Warnock is doing.

It's

like ugly ducklings isn't it?

Kompany able to slow it down. Kyle

Walker. They are going to do is stop

for a moment because there is

another ball on the field. Lee Mason

had seen it. Is Claudio Bravo go to

pop it?

pop it? What a tease!

Just looking

at Joe Ralls in the middle of

midfield for Cardiff, he has been

designated on Kevin De Bruyne watch.

Joe Ralls grew up a Manchester

United van, he would enjoy a win

here if Cardiff could get one. --

fan. Nicolas Otamendi, he was come

on in leaps and bounds and he was

not that bad before but he has

reached new levels this season.

Claudio Bravo.

Sane is another who has taken his

game to new, dizzying heights.

Danilo. Mostly collected by Gundogan

and smartly saved by Etheridge. It

was straight at him. Gundogan again.

Down under the challenge of Ralls

and it will be a Manchester City

free kick right on the edge of the

box.

It was a poor tackle. He was

fortunate he was not part of a yacht

inside the 18-yard box. The break

was lightning quick -- not half a

yard.

There is a problem for Ilkay

Gundogan, he has stayed down after

that challenge.

He kicked the back

of the Cardiff player's foot as much

as anything.

Ilkay Gundogan is the

player who was out for the best part

of a year after injuring his

cruciate in December of last season

and did not make his comeback until

well into the autumn this season so

already Sergio Aguero is going to

have dabbed a jog up and down the

touchline to get warm if needed. And

before this happened to Gundogan,

this was the chance that City

created.

The awareness from all of

the players is brilliant, they take

the ball quickly and in their stride

so the defender has no chance of

stopping cube. It was not a great

strike -- stopping you.

Let's see if

we can identify what Gundogan has

done.

done. You wonder why Ralls was not

hurt also looking at it.

I think it

might be his ankle. Thankfully not

his knee.

his knee.

A player who has had a

serious injury such as that supper

by Gundogan, and a few things before

that as well, it is no surprise that

he takes it carefully -- suffered by

Gundogan. What a fantastic player to

have available.

A few bodies to get it through and

De Bruyne has done! How clever was

that?! Brilliantly thought out.

Kevin De Bruyne scores for

Manchester City in the eighth minute

of the match.

of the match. And nobody in the

Cardiff City wall or the goal or the

Stadium was expecting to do that.

And I would think as well for the

game that the magic city players

would have that information about

the Cardiff wall which was that they

all jumped.

all jumped. It looks so simple.

For

it to be a brilliant free kick they

don't always had to bend high into

the top corner.

No. Coutinho was

good at scoring those particular

goals as well.

Kevin De Bruyne

reaches double figures for goals

this season, he is up to ten. And

Neil Warnock's team have to come

onto Manchester City a bit more now.

But maybe not straightaway, you

don't want to go two down.

Similar

to Peterborough against Leicester

City earlier yesterday.

City earlier yesterday. Just behind

Gundogan who is patched up and OK to

go on.

Just as well the ball from De

Bruyne was not that good because

City were away.

One thing we have not discussed,

were Cardiff unlucky to have the

free kick given against them?

I

don't think so.

don't think so.

Grujic and

Mendez-Laing. The flag is up against

Kenneth Zohore, the great big Dane.

Another one of the City players has

gone down as well now. Otamendi.

A problem with the left arm for the

Argentinian.

Otamendi can certainly continue to

move all right.

Walker to assist Sterling and De

Bruyne and his pull-back. Away by

Ralls.

Ralls. You can hear what the Cardiff

crowd think about that, Kenneth

Zohore penalised for easing away

Vincent Kompany.

He knew, didn't he?

The look of guilt!

Walker. He can't get it passed

Ecuele Manga.

What a ball from De

Bruyne, sensational.

Cardiff are

being overrun here. Back with

Claudio Bravo. It was Junior Hoilett

who found himself back in the

left-back position and completely

exposed.

De Bruyne picked it up in

the right back position for

Manchester City and Ralls, who we

said was designated to mark him, is

not quite sure what to do now.

not quite sure what to do now.

The

point again in that advanced

right-back role for now. -- De

Bruyne.

I am told by regular Cardiff watches

that they just go with Manga so we

will as well. Sane made a dark

income Richards followed him but

passed on duty to Morrison but

meanwhile Fernandinho through the

middle, Richards gets enough on that

away from De Bruyne.

Again, they get

somebody spare every single time.

Hoilett with the block.

Hoilett with the block. There was a

lot of talk in the week leading up

to this game, when the upset is

being built up, about Manchester

City not being used to facing a team

of Cardiff's style but you can

reverse that.

And the other thing

is, Cardiff need the ball. The

problem with Manchester City, they

occasionally loan it to you.

Gundogan exchanging neatly with

Sterling but not that time. What can

Cardiff do with the ball? It was

just held on to a little too long by

Grujic.

And who pinched it off him?

De Bruyne. He is honoured again and

that is Danilo who is blocked by

Morrison and a free kick to

Manchester City.

I think that should

be a booking. He has completely

taken the player out. No intention

of running for it.

De Bruyne is on the ball again and

you would think this would favour

delivery but I'm not so short with

the way he is retreating.

I don't

think the wall will be jumping.

De

Bruyne does lift it in. Mendez-Laing

missed the first, and the second and

it will be a Manchester City corner.

A swing and a miss.

Sane's corner. Gundogan has gone

near. And he did not do anything

more with it than that.

It had a bit

too much on it. He is moving OK

which is obviously good news. Was he

that bad at Chelsea?

That was the

fowl on Gundogan. And this was De

Bruyne's bit of brilliance, it

really is.

What is a bit unusual,

for six opposition players to be in

the war and all of them to remember

to jump! You normally get one that

doesn't.

Something from distant and

had that cross the line? The Cardiff

City fans thought it had but the

assistant referee, who was not

exactly on the line, Simon Long,

kept his flag down.

I did not think

it crossed the line.

it crossed the line.

Mendez-Laing,

that has got Cardiff going and they

have a throw in courtesy of Danilo.

Richard with the throw. -- Richards.

This is akin to turning up the

volume from six up to ten all of a

sudden. Cardiff trying to keep

pressing. Richards. Mendez-Laing.

Nice bit of footwork. He had two to

beat. Danilo decisively in. A little

bit of Cardiff pressure. It looks

like Sean Morrison is going to leave

it to Callum Paterson.

Every City

player back, not even one left

upfront.

This worked well for

Newport against Spurs yesterday. It

caused them all sorts of problems

and it goes from backers and not

away, Hoilett turning, that is

Kenneth Zohore and it almost came to

Morrison. Otamendi got it away.

Cleared by Danilo and the break is

on with Sane. Progress halted. And

now a free kick for Cardiff.

I'm not

sure. I think it might have been the

first fowl from the Cardiff player.

-- the first foul.

They are bouncing.

Literally.

Manga

to lift it forward. Look how high

City are defending, Guardiola made

mention of it in the build-up. Then

it does well, really well! --

Bennet. Paterson was not far away

and Mendez-Laing could not get onto

it behind him.

Great play and a

great cross. One touch and in you

go.

go. Just arching away from bravo.

He

just needed a little more spring in

his take-off.

And I think if

Mendez-Laing had gambled a bit he

might have been on the end of it.

Won by Gundogan and this is Bernardo

Silva.

Silva is available again but this is

De Bruyne who is always available.

Sterling.

De Bruyne. A little bit of fortune

for Sterling, Sane takes it up.

Sane, plenty of time and room for

him. Fernandinho.

The home fans applauding the fact

that they have pressed Manchester

City all the way back to their

keeper.

The fact that it is in the

other half.

Grujic collected it but

not for long. Gundogan. Positive,

driving run and this is Bernardo

Silva. And Danilo. It could not

stick with Paterson and this is De

Bruyne.

Walker. Stopped by Hoilett and he is

fouled by Kyle Walker. It is Junior

Hoilett who caused the problem for

Claudio Bravo.

Claudio Bravo.

Was he then looking

to play it straightaway? It was a

little bit.

little bit.

He didn't half get

fortunate.

A bit patter cake, patter

cake Baker's man.

He has been a star

in the Carabao Cup this season than

in the penalty shoot outs against

Wolves and Leicester.

Etheridge up and away. Danilo.

Safely back to Etheridge again.

Otamendi, stayed in the air a long

time, he thought he might have been

fouled by Paterson who has it now.

Mendez-Laing is caught napping.

Sane.

Sane. Gundogan. The Cardiff crowd,

you can hear what they think about

that, they were not happy that

nobody was getting anywhere near

Ilkay Gundogan in possession.

They

are just giving the ball back to

City. Not a good idea.

Kompany.

City. Not a good idea.

Kompany.

We

expected that Raheem Sterling would

play through the middle but Bernardo

Silva seems to be playing more there

than any of the City players.

It is

pretty much 4-1-5, isn't it?

Good

work ethic and you just join in and

go and play.

Again, they always get somebody

free. The whole prep premise is you

will get one man over at some stage.

Of those Sane. Sterling is a free at

the moment right edge, Sane is not

looking. Grujic to Mendez-Laing.

Otamendi, I say all the way back to

Claudio Bravo, it is not all the

way, is it?

No. It just keeps coming

back, doesn't it?

Kyle Walker had a spell playing for

Neil Warnock at QPR earlier in his

career. A loan spell at Loftus Road.

Gundogan is free again to collect.

De Bruyne. Manga get it away from

Sane and get it up to ten to Zohore

-- up to Kenneth Zohore. He has done

pretty well so far. But only so far.

You knew exactly where he was going,

left foot all the time.

Look at this

on the right, Manchester City have

an overload with the Bernardo Silva.

And his shot! It is not go to count.

The flag is up. Manchester City's

celebrations will be cut short here.

Interesting to see what that is for.

Lee Mason does not know because he's

going to have a word.

Read my lips,

no way.

no way.

It was a great strike from

Bernardo Silva. Pep Guardiola does

not understand why it has been ruled

out. In fact, it has not been ruled

out! Lee Mason has pointed to the

centre circle and Manchester City

have a 2-goal lead.

You don't think

that the assistant thought that Sane

got the smallest of touches on the

way? Otherwise I can't understand.

If he had adjudged him to be

slightly offside he must have

thought he must have been near the

line of sight. But I don't think

anything would have aided Neil

Etheridge in trying to save that

one, it was some shot from Bernardo

Silva and it is a shot that has made

it... Hang on, what is happening

here? They have restarted again but

not from the centre circle.

not from the centre circle. Pep

Guardiola is absolutely apoplectic.

And Kevin De Bruyne is on the move

and it remains 1-0 to Manchester

City but they have a free kick now

so offside was given against Leroy

Sane. VAR, we don't have it today.

The date you want it, you don't have

it.

it. Quelle surprise. So are we

saying that Sane was in the path of

the ball and the goalkeeper could

not see it?

They are saying he was

active.

That is a very strange

decision.

I thought Lee Mason had

pointed to the centre circle.

I

think everybody in the ground

thought he was pointing to the

centre circle.

The Manchester City

players celebrated, two or three

started punching the air. What is

happening now? Lee Mason is going to

cost you have a word I think with

Pep Guardiola who might be ordered

from the bench. He has been

constantly in the ear of Rob Jones,

the fourth official.

I'm pretty sure

he will be saying, what actually was

it disallowed for? Not so much, sits

down, you have been a nuisance. He

is remonstrating with the fourth

official saying, can somebody

explain to me?

Rob Jones is doing

his best to explain it and in the

meantime Manchester City have a free

kick in a position A again with

Gundogan. A great effort but just a

little too high.

Here we go, Bernardo Silva with a

free run to the edge of the box, he

checks and shoots and Izzy offside?

I don't think he is. -- is he

offside. He was ruled to have been

offside and upset Neil Etheridge's

in his attempts to save it. Maybe

you could see that but it is a big

maybe and I don't think he was

offside anyway.

Absolutely not. The

game has gone.

game has gone.

Just for

clarification, it remains Cardiff

City 0- one Manchester City.

Are we

sure?

We are sure.

That was a Miss Q by Bennett. --

miscue.

The other thing about the

decision, it was given by the

assistant on the far side. How can

he actually think that Sane is in

the way? He is only seeing it side

on.

You can see is drawing the line

to say offside. Here is De Bruyne.

Sterling. Danilo is forward in the

box but it is Manga who touches it

away as far as De Bruyne. Walker.

Grujic with the header. Gundogan,

Sterling. His shot is high.

Sterling. His shot is high. It took

a touch and it will be a Manchester

City corner.

Just a delight to watch

them when they all go forward. The

movement and the awareness and pace

and ability, the dribbling skills

etc.

We are having all the fun of

the fair with refereeing decisions

this weekend, whether a video

refereeing system is in use or not.

I have the say, in terms of VAR,

they got all of the decisions right

which is a start.

They work in

progress and it is a trial basis is

eventually. -- it is a work in

progress. It begs the question, why

is it not being trialled today and

in the Chelsea and Newcastle game?

Surely the more you trial at the

more you get used to it.

From Cardiff City's point of view,

at least it is only still one nil

-- are still only 1-0.

Sterling. Calmly done by Morrison.

He has got it through to Kenneth

Zohore. Mendez-Laing on the move,

Paterson and Grujic as well. And

Kompany has made that look simple.

Fernandinho was caught a little slow

but he was fouled by Mendez-Laing

and that will be a free kick to

Manchester City and Lee Mason wants

a word with the Cardiff winger.

Kompany just read it in the first

instance. Just experienced.

instance. Just experienced. It is a

foul but not a particularly bad

challenge.

Just a word for

Mendez-Laing, no card.

All is calm again but brooding.

I

think the head is on fire.

Strange to see him as the karma of

the two men in the technical areas.

-- the more calm.

He is probably worried about what to

say at half-time I would have

thought.

Bernardo Silva.

Walker

Walker. Silva. Sane, De Bruyne.

Kenneth Zohore did well against

Otamendi. And he wins round two but

it will be a Cardiff throw in.

He

will have to do a lot of that today,

trying to hold the ball up and fight

people off and bring the midfielder

's cup and alongside him.

He has

gone six games since he last scored.

His game is about more than simply

putting it into the back of the net.

He got two against Leeds in

September.

Manchester City throw.

Cardiff's last home game in the

third round as 0-0 against

Mansfield.

Mansfield.

It is great that it is

full.

Fernandinho asking a bit too

much of Raheem

Sterling.

I don't think any of those numbers

come as any great surprise at this

stage in the game.

stage in the game. Kompany. Always

surprised by how much room and time

on the ball the Manchester City

players are being given.

Yeah, well,

what do you do is the opposition?

That is the thing. They keep

managing to be able to get a free

player, Manchester City.

Zohore challenged by Kompany,

Cardiff's ball. He looks fit. But we

have said that before.

I hope yes.

He deserves to be.

You have to watch

the Manchester City captain on a

game by game basis. The cult Darlow

problem. Well, the chief problem. --

the cabs are the problem -- the

calves are the problem, well, the

chief problem. It's a throw to the

City in fuchsia.

The other thing is

trying to press City as high as

possible, because they are also

comfortable on the ball they will

kill you with one pass all the time.

De Bruyne are all on his own on the

left.

Bernardo Silva. It's a great ball in

and its 2-0, Raheem Sterling heading

it in. What a cross from Bernardo

Silva. Onto the head of the smallest

player on the field.

Lotions and

potions of space and time. The ball

is played so early and pace, its me

to look so simple. It really is a

footballing lesson. No disrespect to

Cardiff, teams are struggling to

cope with this. In it goes, thank

you. Isn't football supposed to be

simple? Manchester City are making

it look that way.

Raheem Sterling

with his 19th of the season, he does

not score many this way. Rarely does

he get that sort of freedom in the

penalty area.

The two centre-backs,

Ecuele Manga and Morrison, they are

used to picking up people in the

Championship, people being up

against them, stopping them, letting

them to west, but when they have

nobody to pick players are running

inside and around them it's so

different and so difficult.

That one

did count.

Are we sure?!

That might douse a bit of Pep 's

anger.

anger.

He's on his usual quest for

perfection.

perfection. Neil Warnock sing this

week how good it is to have a game

like this, a full house good for

everyone connected to the club, to

see the razzmatazz, for the players

to see the level they hope to be

competing at next season. The flag

is up against Bernardo Silva, free

kick for Cardiff.

Just looked for a

split second that Sane would get

played in.

Just keeps appearing everywhere

doesn't he?

Good closing from Joe

Ralls, toilet. -- Hoilett. Walker

has just beaten him to that and the

fact that Ralls caught him that

means it's a free kick to Manchester

City rather than a court -- rather

than a corner for Cardiff City.

I think he's given up with De

Bruyne.

The flag is up again, this

time Sane. Not just Manchester City

defending with the high line.

Kompany.

Sterling picking up the ball in that

area.

Walking pace. A stroll in the park.

It's just a masterclass isn't it?

And there is no arrogance about it

either. No one player wants to take

all the glory, everyone plays for

each other.

Just giving themselves a breather at

the moment, Manchester City. But so

are Cardiff City's players.

Fernandinho has lost the ball.

Morrison. One of the big diagonals

we were told would come at some rate

for Cardiff. No Hoilett. Gundogan.

Manchester City break. Sterling. De

Bruyne.

Bruyne. Sane to the left, Bernardo

Silva to the right. Here is Sane.

Danilo. Was that when just a bit

overdone?

Was at a cross or a shot?

Either or the break again was great.

Bluebirds 0- two blue moon. I think

it is there.

it is there.

It's difficult when

your team gets taken apart but

sometimes you just had to stand up

and applaud.

Walker has their head

start, not that he needed it. Bravo.

Out for a Cardiff throw. Two and a

half minutes to go until we reach

45. Do Cardiff throw a little bit

more at Manchester City now?

The

need to get the ball first.

need to get the ball first.

It's

going to be a Manchester City

goalkick.

A wry grimace. Kevin Blackwell, his

long-time assistant and former

goalkeeper. Scarbrough way back when

early on Neil Warnock's managerial

career.

career. And the together at

Huddersfield.

Sterling nipped by Joe Ralls. Zohore

to Hoilett. Cardiff throw.

You could

see how quick Sterling was trying to

get the ball back after giving it

away.

That is another feature of

Manchester City's play. The Cardiff

City fans trying to show a bit of

resistance in the build-up to the

half-time interval. Callum

Paterson's throw could bring reward.

Leroy Sane could run past all the

mess he wants and he's doing it,

he's taken out by Bennett just as

he's about to get into the box.

Yellow card for Joe Bennett. Did he

just save a goal?

Leroy Sane was

starting to veer across the box

wasn't he? One or two people

shouting for a red card. He was

going away towards the corner of the

area.

It was the most cynical of

challenges. Looks where it starts,

where Sane takes it up. The

awareness from De Bruyne, on you go.

I tell you what, that is a red card.

It is, looking at it. I thought he

just flicked the leg.

It was a bit

more than a trip to stop him

running.

It was.

running.

It was.

Sane is OK.

He is

and he is fortunate.

Obviously the referee never saw it.

His studs plaited into him.

De Bruyne will try to punish them,

Bernardo Silva tries and cancer. --

and cannot.

We've already played a minute and a

half of three additional first-half

minutes most of those due to the

wars it wasn't that second

Manchester goal which wasn't,

ultimately. And maybe it should have

been.

Half-time at the Cardiff City

Stadium. Manchester City have

cruised the first 45 minutes. Just

the one shot from Junior Hoilett

which almost caught Claudio Bravo

out but from the moment Kevin De

Bruyne with a brilliant bit of

thinking gave Manchester City the

lead they have been in total

control. Sterling made two and at

half-time it is Cardiff City 0- two

Manchester City. STUDIO: Exhibition

stuff really once

Manchester City. STUDIO: Exhibition

stuff really once again from

Manchester City, they make the game

looked remarkably simple.

They have

been superb. From the Cardiff point

of view you are hoping to have a

chance, two or three of the

Manchester City players have an off

day, they are not that it, but there

is no such thing. They are

committed, they are doing all the

ugly side of the game, running but

as well as you said, some of the

stuff they are playing a

sensational. Very good to watch.

Extraordinarily consistent

performances.

Yeah, I think the

early fright from Mendez-Laing, they

have notified that threat and been

very professional.

As we fear before

the game Cardiff very much chasing

shadows. They had a chance but

didn't take it.

As good as

Manchester City have been I have

been disappointed with Manchester

Cardiff tactically, trying to go

man-to-man, Callum Paterson trying

to mark Fernandinho, Joe Bennett

trying to Mark Sterling. They would

be

they have shown glimpses on the

counterattack, Cardiff.

This could

be three, four, five, the way it's

going.

It certainly could, very

clever opening

going.

It certainly could, very

clever opening goal from De Bruyne,

not the first time we've seen him do

it either.

Top players think

differently, they find a way and do

different things. That is class. As

simple as it looks to think that far

ahead and have that picture in your

head already, to get it on target

like he has done, he knows he's

doing it. Great execution.

Do you

think he counts down until they

jump?

We have seen it from him

before. Bournemouth.

jump?

We have seen it from him

before. Bournemouth. 2016. Very,

very clever.

As for the second goal,

Raheem Sterling header on the edge

of the

Raheem Sterling header on the edge

of the six yard box, defensively

Cardiff will be not very happy with

that.

I don't think anyone was

expecting him to score a header so

freely in the six yard box. In the

build-up to the goal they are so

disjointed, no communication, nobody

taking leadership. It's a great ball

in from Bernardo Silva but Raheem

Sterling should not be free, that

free inside the six box.

What a ball

that is. Brilliant ball. Pace and

precision. Just say get on the end

of it and he did. He did it down,

very good finish. First header in

two years I think.

very good finish. First header in

two years I think. Very good.

He

does not get many. Looking at the

Cardiff opportunities,

does not get many. Looking at the

Cardiff opportunities, Junior

Hoilett with a long-range effort

which Claudio Bravo got away with I

think.

I thought this one was in,

picking up the ball in the pocket,

Claudio Bravo should deal with that

comfortable Labour tends to give you

a chance. Decent volley.

Good

recovery. Goalline technology we do

have for the FA Cup, but no Video

Assistant Referee which we might

come to in a moment when we look at

Manchester City's disallowed goal.

come to in a moment when we look at

Manchester City's disallowed goal.

Aside from that, Cardiff, one or two

opportunities. Early on they had a

breakaway.

opportunities. Early on they had a

breakaway.

His pace took them by

surprise.

It is a high line as well

from City.

It would not matter if

they were deeper, they are still

getting exposed. It's just a poor

decision at the end.

He's just gone

the wrong way.

It's a simple ball

across into the second section are

box and we expected one or two of

these, long throws, bit of a

scramble. But that is what they have

offered, it's another brilliant ball

in. Just a couple of inches.

Plain

Manchester City you have to make

something like this happen.

Manchester City you have to make

something like this happen.

To be

fair they have got bodies into the

box, Paterson getting licence but it

killed them defensively because he's

not coming back and helping the men

behind. They have to try to go for

it now and it plays into Manchester

City's hands.

it now and it plays into Manchester

City's hands.

It could have been

worse had it not been for a

disallowed goal. What did you make

of this? Offside, standing in front

of the goalkeeper but the fact is he

was not.

It's a hell of a strike.

Once he cut inside you know what

he's going to do. But try to stop

him is a heck different matter. Not

offside at all. You cannot be

interfering with play. The referee

goes to him.

They have do have a

discussion because the referee will

have asked if he was offside. The

referee has to decide if he was in

line with the goalkeeper I presume.

Yeah but as

line with the goalkeeper I presume.

Yeah but as I saw he's not.

Pep

cannot quite understand why and he

will be less understanding when he

sees that. I was going to ask you

about VAR, you have been kind of

negative.

That it is perfect, that

is fact, you argue that, it's not an

opinion so you cannot argue. In that

situation I am all for it.

What

opinion so you cannot argue. In that

situation I am all for it.

What

about VAR for this possible tackle

for a red card?

It was a naughty

one. The pace is incredible from

Sane, nobody can catch him. He goes

for the space. We saw it on the

replay, very difficult for the

officials to pick up, but when we

see it close up its naughty and

nasty, it is high.

That is VAR,

fact, red card.

nasty, it is high.

That is VAR,

fact, red card. Bull yeah, no need

to go in with that force. It was a

bad one.

Straight red card. No place

for tackles like that. Running at

full pace. Really poor. I would be

surprised if Sane comes out, looked

like he might have rolled his ankle.

We heard one or two of Neil

Warnock's team talks, I don't know

what you will be seeing him there,

do you go and try to score or take

your medicine?

Just try to win the

second half, try and keep a clean

sheet and get a goal. He's not going

to go and hear drier the players.

Manchester City have been fantastic.

Just try to win the second half,

give the crowd something to shout

about.

You cannot go and give the

players are right telling off

because they are playing against

much better players. You just have

to try to stick together or it could

turn out embarrassing.

Try to

salvage some pride. One other FA Cup

tie earlier this afternoon which

Alan was watching very carefully,

Newcastle away to Chelsea.

COMMENTATOR: Pedro. That's a much

better ball. Here is it and Hazard,

Batshuayi square, 1-0. Batshuayi.

It's all about the quality of the

pass which started the move from

page or two Hazard -- from Pedro, to

Hazard. Little touch to Batshuayi

who simply could not miss. Pedro

taking it to Batshuayi. Pedro two

Hazard, Batshuayi in a good

position. Hazard picks out as you

would expect, that's a really good

block until it bounces into the back

of the net. Jamaal Lascelles made

the block but it ballooned up into

the corner of the Newcastle net and

it is 2-0.

Zappacosta.

N'Golo Kante. Zappacosta. Marcos

Alonso. Good save. Look at this.

It's a good stop, a magnificent

volley. Here is Zappacosta. Rudiger

has made a run ahead of him.

Batshuayi and Hazard lurking. Fairly

industrial challenge. Chelsea free

kick.

kick. Alonso. 3-0. He is so good at

that. Marcos Alonso strokes in his

seventh goal of the season. Seven

time FA Cup winners Chelsea are

through, six time FA Cup winners

Newcastle are out.

Can we move on?

LAUGHTER

Outplayed really?

Yes, Chelsea did

not have to play that well really,

Newcastle with a lack of firepower

which is why they are desperate to

bring in a forward in the next

couple of days. Not long left, need

to get one in now! Plenty more

football coming up on the BBC.

Gundogan down under the challenge,

it will be a Manchester City free

kick. De Bruyne, how clever was

that? From distance for Claudio

Bravo. The assistant referee kept

the flag down. The shot is not going

to count, the flag is up. It's a

great ball in, 2-0, Raheem Sterling

with the header.

Let's gets more reviews from pitch

side where Manish is with Cardiff's

hero from 1994. Nathan Blake.

Thank

you Gary, Nathan you produced that

moment of magic in 1994, can we see

something similar in the second

half, they have got their work cut

out against a City team in forbidden

or form.

I thought after the first

goal went in it was a case where

Cardiff would have to get the second

goal, they first but once the second

goal goes in for Manchester City

it's so difficult to get back. They

have to score the next goal, as

simple as that or it could run away

to three, four, five.

People will

look at the front three of Cardiff

but you think maybe the players I'm

should be working harder?

I think

they are isolated, especially Zohore

on the middle in his own. The uplink

so deep they are allowing Manchester

City to have the ball, they are not

pressing the ball. It's easier said

than done, seen better teams in

Cardiff trying the same technique

and get punished. It's a bit of a

Catch-22 at the moment, do you push

and push high and try to compress

Manchester City? But that what

Manchester City want.

What they want

to see in second half?

I want to see

them have a go. I want to see Joe

Ralls and the midfield, it's a big

day for Grujic, I want to see them

pushing further forward. It's the

rotation of Manchester City it's so

difficult to handle.

Do you think

the longer term view is creeping

into mind with Neil Warnock with

what's going on in the Championship?

I think so. If he had the choice he

would have brought a totally

different olive and out today but

because of the game, the history,

they are forced to play a strong

team. But they need to do more,

press up higher and you might as

well go out on your sword at three

or four rather than sitting back

because at the moment you're not

giving the City goal.

Great stuff,

thank you. The views of a card of

legend, Nathan Blake.

Thank you very

much. This Manchester City team, you

see them quite a lot, is there any

way you can compete against them in

this form?

It's very difficult.

Going to the Cardiff point of view,

they have been disciplined and how

they have gone about it but it's

naive to think you can match their

man for man, defensively anyway with

the pace they have upfront.

Do you

think sometimes you just have to go,

you give it your best and have pop,

but it's about the quality of the

players are Manchester City better

players?

They are and they are very

well drilled. You look at Cardiff

City, they are not used to playing

man-to-man every week, they have

been picking them off every time

they go forward, Manchester City.

Hopefully Cardiff can improve on the

second half.

That should cheer them

up, you can see Aguero loosening up

in the tunnel!

I think he's coming

on for Sane who has not recovered

from the nasty tackle.

Let's hope

it's nothing serious because it was

quite vicious. Couple of players

talking in the tunnel before they go

wide. They will be very confident of

adding to the tally I suspect in the

second half.

Knowing Sergio he will

want to score and he will get

opportunities. You will be more

central, he want about wide.

Vincent

Kompany coming out, you watch them

and just hope he gets through games

which is sad in itself.

He looks

like he's playing with a bit more

maturity and patience in his game.

He wasn't going into were previously

he was trying to win Britain much

every ball.

It's a good game for him

to come back in. He's not been asked

many questions and has probably been

75-80% which is good for him.

All

right, Aguero coming on, good time

to hand back to our commentators for

another 45 minutes of Manchester

City's exhilarating football, Mark

Lawrenson and Guy Mowbray.

COMMENTATOR: Sergio Aguero's

appearance means he now joins

Fernandinho as two who played the

last time magic as if you were here

at the end of August 2013 in the

last time hardware in the Premier

League. It finished as a 3-2 victory

for Cardiff which remains a

possibility today but it seems

highly unlikely and they must score

the next goal. It is Manchester City

who will kick-start the second half

with De Bruyne finding Kompany.

Instantly looking for Aguero.

Only given half a breather this

afternoon. They have a Premier

League game at home to West Brom

Jobim who are buoyant at the moment,

at home on Wednesday night -- West

Bromwich Albion.

He has hardly broken sweat in the

game thus far. Gundogan.

It is quiet around the stadium at

the start of the second half.

I

think the Cardiff fans are thinking,

have we made any changes? No. How

are we going to stop Manchester

City?

Walker gave them the ball.

Kompany prevent any further

ambitious thoughts from the home

team.

Maybe an extra central defender in

the Manchester City ranks by next

week with the deadline approaching

on Wednesday night and we understand

a deal is close for Aymeric Laporte

of Athletic Bilbao. They are also in

talks with Shakhtar Donetsk

midfielder Fred, the Brazilian.

Only

two?

Sterling. Morrison's header. Free

kick given against Gundogan.

kick given against Gundogan.

City

with Silva on the right, Aguero

through the middle and Sterling on

the left basically. At the moment.

Aguero has a goal per game record in

his FA Cup career, 16 in 16. 23 this

season in all competitions.

He is

just a goal machine.

Sterling. Danilo. Aguero. If that he

passes it to Bernardo Silva but one

pass too many and cleared by Manga.

Kenneth Zohore, holder of Otamendi

and quick enough to slip past

Gundogan. Hoilett and Kenneth

Zohore. It was a good first touch

but the pass was nowhere near close

enough to Paterson.

And look who is

right back for Manchester city,

Kevin De Bruyne. -- Manchester City.

Cardiff can try to push on and push

up but Manchester City will just

play through you, they are that

good.

They cannot play through

Hoilett and Bennett but they have

been given the ball back.

Gundogan. Sterling.

De Bruyne. The boot was high, free

kick to Cardiff.

He certainly wasn't aggressive. I

thought he had pinched the ball off

the Cardiff player.

It was Jazz

Richards, and it was the hand in the

face that was the ultimate problem.

And De Bruyne's studs went down his

thigh as well. But it was not

deliberate.

Etheridge looking for Paterson to

win it, Kompany put an arm on him,

Lee Mason did not think there was

enough to justify the free kick but

now it will be one for Cardiff but a

bit further back in the field.

Raheem Sterling just picked the ball

up!

He thinks he was forced to do

it.

You know where this is going.

Towards Morrison, a bit too high and

it goes past everybody.

Not only

that, when the ball came in there

were no Cardiff City players

actually trying to get on the end of

it, there were four Manchester City

players who could have all headed it

away. Neil Warnock is saying to put

a bit of purchase on it, a bit

higher.

27 years in management, the

best he has done in the FA Cup was

the semifinals with Sheffield United

15 years ago. They lost to Arsenal.

Manchester City will meet Arsenal at

Wembley in the other cup, the

Carabao Cup, at the end of next

month. Aguero. He played it into

Silva. There is Sterling. Hoilett

with the tentative clearance. The

better one with his head. That works

against Fernandinho and it hit his

arm and it will be a free kick to

Cardiff. Talking about that Carabao

Cup final, there is a long way to go

come do we start to talk about the

potential of them winning the lot?

You have to. It is extremely

difficult to do. A lot will depend

as well, when they win the league.

They are already in one domestic

final.

And you have to factor in

Champions League.

Liverpool and

Arsenal are gone from the FA Cup.

De Bruyne was caught by Grujic. And

the free kick is taken quickly and

Sterling is onto it and he's going

to beat efforts to it but he was

beaten in the end and what a great

challenge that was -- he is going to

beat Etheridge to it. Sean Morrison

stopped Raheem Sterling from making

it three and killing the tie.

In

fairness to the goalkeeper he did

well because he made Sterling have a

touch which gave Morrison a chance

to pinch it away from him. How

quickly were they away?

quickly were they away?

It just went

a little too far away from Sterling

which allowed Morrison the chance

but he took it well.

He is genuinely disappointed that

every attack does not end with a

goal.

Etheridge in a hurry. That has

bounced through to Paterson. Ralls.

Grujic. Given away to Sterling.

It

is pressure again from Manchester

City.

De Bruyne, Aguero, Sterling is

down. Silva.

down. Silva. It comes Kyle Walker

and he is challenged by Bennett and

the last touch was off Walker and it

will be a goal kick. Walker is

saying how. Raheem Sterling gets

back to his feet on the other side

of the field.

He obviously thinks he

was taken out illegally.

was taken out illegally. Corner, is

it not?

It seemed that way. Bennett.

Aguero. That is Manga. There was an

interesting line from Neil Warnock

about him in the build-up, talking

about his own players and saying, no

disrespect, but none of them would

get into Manchester City's team

apart from maybe Bruno. That is a

strong statement. This is Kenneth

Zohore and he went for it! He did

not have any alternative but to go

for it when he did. There has been a

bit of a spirited response from

Cardiff.

It is. The long kick from

the goalkeeper and the flick on, and

disappointed by Kenneth Zohore will

stop this touch was not great and he

flicked it on and had to wait for it

to drop. In the end Otamendi did

enough.

Claudio Bravo goes long which you

don't see too often from a

Manchester City goalkeeper. Another

long ball potentially causing a

problem. Or maybe not. Gundogan down

to Fernandinho. Chased by Paterson

and held onto by Paterson. Silva to

Aguero.

They just slow down the game, the

minimum amount of touches, a little

look at who is around and who makes

the run.

Silva. Upended.

Danilo.

Chants of England from the

Manchester City supporters getting

the bird.

Maybe not the best place

to do it.

That is awkward for Otamendi but he

got enough on it for Claudio Bravo.

Kenneth Zohore is back into him and

perhaps a little too keenly.

Otamendi is sent spiralling down.

He

has caught him and Otamendi has made

a meal of it. Because Otamendi has

never clattered into anyone, has he?

Not a great deal of sympathy from

the referee.

the referee.

I don't think it

deserved the dying Swan.

Lee Mason

didn't think so either but it is a

free kick for Manchester City.

free kick for Manchester City. Matip

city fans with that chant have at

least sparked up the atmosphere a

little bit -- Manchester City fans.

Can the Cardiff team respond?

Another half an hour to go. Here is

Gundogan.

Gundogan. That was Joe Bennett who

nipped in. Fernandinho was there

again.

Hoilett can only take it out under

pressure from Walker.

Just a little bit more energy about

Cardiff with Kenneth Zohore and co,

trying to press a bit more when

Manchester City have the ball in the

own half.

Yes, but it is difficult

to see, other than the half chance

for Kenneth Zohore, but they don't

look like treating many

opportunities, and if they do start

to pour forward again, it could well

be curtains.

Aguero in his own half to collect

the ball.

Sterling, Gundogan. Aguero. Flicked

off the top of his head and

reasonably simple for Bennett to

clear. It is Paterson who get into

the face of Otamendi.

The edges to being made to play

their passes a bit more quickly now,

Manchester City -- they are just

being made.

But all the time as a

Cardiff City Poyet you're being

worked and worked and tired this

starts to seep in -- Cardiff City

player.

You might as well have a go

would be the first thought but you

don't want to be embarrassed.

It's