In an intense FA Cup fifth round match, Manchester City came from behind, defeating Championship side Plymouth Argyle 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. After a dominant first half, City fell behind when Maksym Talovierov scored for Plymouth. However, they equalized just before halftime through Nico O'Reilly's header from a Kevin De Bruyne free-kick. O'Reilly added a second goal in the 76th minute, and De Bruyne sealed the win with a late goal, ensuring City's progression to their seventh consecutive quarter-final appearance.
City dominated the first half and hit a post through a curling Ilkay Gundogan shot, only to fall behind to the delight of the 8,000 away fans when Ukraine centre-back Maksym Talovierov headed in Matthew Sorinola's delivery seven minutes before the break from Plymouth's first corner.
O'Reilly headed in Kevin De Bruyne's free-kick to give the Premier League side a measure of relief after their opponents had punished them for the kind of generous defending that has been a feature of their uncertain form this season.
The 19-year-old midfielder met Phil Foden's delivery to head in again with 14 minutes remaining and put the Cityzens on course for a seventh consecutive quarter-final appearance.
While City kept Haaland in reserve among their changes against the lowest-ranked team in the fifth round of the competition, Plymouth perhaps had more cause to rotate their starting side in the context of a Championship relegation battle.
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