FA Cup: Quarter-Final Team of the Round feat. Chelsea and Tottenham stars

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Right-Forward: Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal)

Arsenal’s match against giant-killers Lincoln City turned into an academic affair in the second-half, but it threatened to be a whole lot trickier in the first, until Theo Walcott broke their resistance with a deflected strike in stoppage-time. From there, Arsenal exerted their dominance, and Sánchez began to terrorise the Imps’ defence, curling home a wonderful fourth goal beyond the despairing dive of Paul Farman in goal, before playing in a cross for Aaron Ramsey to tap home and complete the rout.

Centre-Forward: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

It didn’t take long for Manchester City to flex their muscles on Teeside, and after David Silva had notched them ahead, Aguero was soon looking hungry to get on the score-sheet himself.

His clever positioning and intelligent runs caused Middlesbrough problems as City enjoyed a plethora of chances, and Aguero didn’t take long to test Brad Guzan in the hosts’ goal, who was up to the task, with Aguero drawing the best from the American as the latter diverted his close-range effort onto the woodwork.

The former Atlético man was not to be denied, though, and he soon made the game safe, making no mistake from Leroy Sané’s cross as City strode into the semi-final.

Left-Forward: Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur)

After Harry Kane’s injury, Mauricio Pochettino raised eyebrows by shifting Son Heung-Min into the striker’s position and deploying substitute Christian Eriksen out wide, rather than go like-for-like and introduce Vincent Janssen. Son, however, proven in the central area, came alive on the goal-scoring front once again and was the beating heart of Spurs’ devastating attack, and the perpetrator of Millwall’s torment.

Son got his first of the day and Spurs’ second shortly before the interval, cutting inside from the right and firing beyond goalkeeper Tom King after Victor Wanyama’s header had cannoned back off the bar. His second came just after half-time when Kieran Trippier played a wonderful pass to the South Korean, who emphatically volleyed home to effectively seal the tie.

But Spurs weren’t finished, and neither was Son, and after Dele Alli had tapped home for Spurs’ fourth, the former Bayer Leverkusen player was on hand once again, playing an unselfish pass to Vincent Janssen who fired home first-time after coming off the bench for Spurs’ fifth. Son completed his hat-trick, and the rout, with virtually the last kick of the game, which came with more than a stroke of good fortune after Millwall’s stand-in goalkeeper King fumbled his effort into the net. Overall, a clinical display from a shining Son, and a statement of intent from Tottenham in the absence of their star-striker.

FA Cup: Quarter-Final Team of the Round

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Coach: Mauricio Pochettino

Featured Image: All Rights Reserved by Edward Cotrina Casusol.