10-man City secure amazing victory
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Manchester City hero Jon Macken in action against Tottenham
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LONDON, England -- Manchester City produced one of the greatest comebacks in FA Cup history to beat Tottenham 4-3 to reach the fifth round of the competition.
Trailing 3-0 at half-time, City had Joey Barton sent off for dissent on the stroke of half-time.
But a remarkable turnaround saw Sylvain Distin, Paul Bosvelt and Shaun Wright-Phillips make it 3-3, before Jon Macken netted a dramatic winner in injury time.
Ledley King curled in a delightful opener after just two minutes for Tottenham and Robbie Keane, scorer of a penalty in the first match which earned Spurs a 1-1 draw, applied a cool finish from Stephen Carr's pass to make it 2-0 after 19 minutes.
City lost top scorer Nicolas Anelka to injury after 27 minutes and when Christian Ziege made it 3-0 just before the break with a dipping free-kick the second period seemed a formality.
But, in a crazy reversal of fortune, City somehow dragged themselves back into the game after Barton's dismissal.
Distin headed in Michael Tarnat's clever free kick three minutes after the break and, when Bosvelt's shot deflected into the net off Spurs defender Anthony Gardener in the 61st, Spurs were suddenly rocking.
City goalkeeper Arni Arason pulled off some great saves as Tottenham tried to kill the tie, but the home side were stunned when Wright-Phillips lobbed in an 80th-minute equaliser.
With the pulsating game heading for extra time, there was one final twist when Macken, who replaced the injured Anelka midway through the first half, rose to head home a last-gasp winner to book a mouth-watering Manchester derby against United in the fifth round.
Meanwhile, Fulham are also into the fifth round after and extra time goal from Steed Malbranque gave them a 2-1 victory over Everton.
