Premier League leaders Arsenal and Granit Xhaka won’t do the double this season. The Gunners were eliminated 1-0 by Manchester City and Manuel Akanji in the Round of 16 of the Cup.
On their lawn, the Citizens won on a success by Nathan Aké in the 64th minute. The Dutch defender benefited from magnificent preparatory work by Jack Grealish.
Manuel Akanji was, once once more, the strong man of the defense of Pep Guardiola. In the opposing camp, Granit Xhaka tried to set the tone in a largely reworked formation. But, the captain of the Swiss team and his teammates were not able to exploit an obvious superiority in the 1st period before letting go.
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