Since Padraig Armond reduced to 1-2 in the 88. minutes, lived the hope in a short while for League Two-the crew – the fjerdebedste English series – in this weekend’s FA Cup showdown against Manchester City.
But two quick scores in the injury time of the champions dotted Newport’s hopes of a big surprise. Instead they got themselves an experience of a life afterwards.
After the match, pulled the City manager ‘Pep’ Guardiola fat in the Newport’s captain Mark O’brien, and led him into the City dressing room.
– Take your boys with in here. Will have some shirts, suits or exercise equipment as a memory? Tag everything. You must be so proud. We are honored to have played against a team like you. Take everything In the will, said Guardiola to the surprised captain.
Newport manager Michael Flynn was captivated by the City and Guardiolas actions.
– What they did, just shows what class they have. They took all our players into the locker room to take pictures with them. It was a fantastic moment that I will remember forever as ‘Pep’ posed, along with my two boys, Edward and Charlie. My sons were just as overwhelmed as the rest of us, he says, according to The Sun.
Newport County manager, Michael Flynn, was honored by the attention from ‘Pep’ Guardiola. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix
Flynn also got a just nice words on the way of Guardiola.
– He is class, simply class. First and foremost, he showed us great respect with the team he put on the field. But he respected also the FA Cup. It he showed towards his own fans, who had traveled the long way. If you are one of the richest clubs in the world, and you have a manager, that shows the kind of respect, then you are a very, very lucky club. He is one of a kind.
– Just as soon as we shook hands after the match, he said to me: ‘It is amazing what you have accomplished here.’ I looked into his eyes and could see he meant it. Wow, it sounds from Newport’s manager.
Also the scorer Padraig Armond had a great night. Besides getting on the board against the City he ended up swapping shirts with the star of David Silva. the
– I got not just Silva’s shirt, but he asked us after my, cheered scorer after the match.
With the victory over Newport advanced City to the FA Cup quarter-final. Here we meet Swansea.
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