DHAKA: Manuel Pellegrini caused a stir with his team selection for Manchester City's FA Cup fifth-round tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 5-1 win over a young Man City side, reports the skysports.com
The City boss' youthful line-up included five teenagers making their full debuts for the club and it proved a difficult afternoon as they went down 5-1 to Chelsea's first-teamers.
But there was plenty of promise on display, with David Faupala even marking the occasion with a goal. Here's the verdict on the five full debuts and Brandon Barker's late cameo...
Manuel Pellegrini defended his decision to make nine changes after Man City lost 5-1 to Chelsea.
Getting on the scoresheet must be regarded as a triumph even against the backdrop of a 5-1 defeat and Faupala earned his moment after impressing from the outset.
The Frenchman announced himself by turning Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill inside out in the third minute - nutmegging both men before firing off a shot on goal.
A free transfer arrival in the summer having run his contract down at Lens, this was his first appearance for the first-team and he forced the ball into the net for a debut goal when seizing upon Kelechi Iheanacho's squared ball.
Not everything was straightforward for him after that, but he worked hard throughout and will be hoping for more opportunities now.
The one local lad among the youngsters included by Pellegrini, Adarabioyo's first taste of first-team action saw him up against Diego Costa. With pace and strength, he appears to possess the physical attributes to cope at this level, but there were signs of nerves in his distribution. Indeed, the 18-year-old completed only four of his 12 passes in the first half.
One passage of play on the hour mark summed up his afternoon - a poor pass, followed by a well-timed tackle and then another misplaced ball forwards.
But as a pure defender, his assets were in evidence with important blocks from Pedro and Willian in quick succession just before the interval. His seven clearances were also more than anyone else on the pitch.
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