Tribal Football

Nico forced to end Man City debut early

Paul Vegas
Nico forced to end Man City debut early
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Nico Gonzalez's Manchester City debut lasted just 22 minutes today.

City came from behind to win their FA Cup fourth round tie at Leyton Orient 2-1 in Saturday's early kickoff.

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Nico was handed a start, but was forced off midway through the first-half due to injury.

The midfielder is said to have suffered a back strain, though also found himself subject of some heavy attention from Orient players in the early exchanges.

City manager Pep Guardiola said afterwards:  "Welcome to the Premier League and the referees. Maybe he knew about the referees because I understand it's not easy. It's not easy to do something when you play against teams like in League One."