Newcastle’s Jacob Murphy took on Manchester City last night.
Sheffield Wednesday are out of the FA Cup after a narrow 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night.
The Owls were always going to face a difficult task against Pep Guardiola’s men, who are aiming to successfully defend their position as FA Cup holders.
Garry Monk’s side have been in pretty dismal form, winning just two of their last 13 Championship games, but did start well as Jacob Murphy flashed a shot wide.
City hit the bar twice before finally landing the winner, as Sergio Aguero’s shot found it’s way into the net, looping over the line after an initial save from Joe Wildsmith.
Wednesday couldn’t bring themselves level, but there is no shame in losing 1-0 to City, even if Owls fans may be disappointed with the lack of opportunities they created.
Still, there was encouragement with the performance of winger Murphy, as the Newcastle loanee looked like one of the players most likely to make something happen.
The 25-year-old has hit five goals in 29 league games this season, and showed that he can still cause problems against Premier League sides despite his lack of impact at Newcastle.
Wednesday fans took to Twitter to praise Murphy, branding him ‘excellent’ and a ‘different player’ of late, whilst hailing him for showing quality and being creative in the final third – really encouraging news for Newcastle.
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