Pep Guardiola celebrated Manchester City's progression to the FA Cup fifth round after overcoming Leyton Orient, highlighting the competition's magic. Despite falling behind to Jamie Donley's goal, City responded with strikes from substitutes Kevin De Bruyne and Abdukodir Khusanov. Guardiola commended the opponents and emphasized City's approach, noting their impressive record against lower-division teams. De Bruyne's continuing excellence in the FA Cup, with 25 goal involvements in his last 24 appearances, further solidified his importance to the squad. Guardiola expressed satisfaction with the team's resilience and the performance, underlining the potential of their squad depth.
"We played a really good game, it was a typical FA Cup game - that's why this competition is unbelievable," Guardiola told BBC Sport.
"We knew that they were strong, and they'd run in the channels. They are a superb team and incredibly well managed, but we created a lot of chances. I'm happy to go through."
"Absolutely not, that is why they are here. We take this competition incredibly seriously, and we thought it was the best decision to make," Guardiola added.
"I am happy about Kevin's goal, his movement was really good."
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