Rico Lewis was delighted after his deflected effort earned Abdukodyr Kusanov his first goal for Manchester City as they came from behind to beat Leyton Orient 2-1 to reach the last four of the FA Cup. Kusanov, who joined
City from Lens in the January transfer window for a fee of €40 million, made his debut by heading home a goal after conceding against Chelsea two weeks ago. The
20-year-old Uzbek centre-back got his chance on Saturday when he came on at half-time and, in the 56th minute, took a corner and dodged Lewis’ second-row shot which was on target but still had a touch of the ball heading into the goal.
“They gave Kusanov credit for the goal and, to be honest, I’m happy,” Lewis said คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย after the win over their ninth-placed League One rivals.
“If they gave me the assist, I’ll take it. Kusanov came in and had a tough start. He came on today and did a great job. ” We controlled the game and dealt with the long balls. “
“At half-time, Pep wasn’t mad or anything, he just told us to stay focused. Credit to Orient for making it so difficult for us. “
“I think apart from the City fans, everyone wants to see us lose, that was the pressure we had to carry, but we kept our cool at half-time. “
“We knew it was always going to be tough, especially away from home. The opposition fans were very motivated, but at the end of the day we are Man City and our standards are very high. We had the leadership to push us on.””