Vincent Kompany jokes his children will be torn after Burnley were drawn with Man City in FA Cup
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Vincent Kompany jokes that his sons have a “difficult decision” to make after his Burnley team were drawn at his beloved Man City in the FA Cup quarter-final… and insists his former team won’t give him will do you no favours.
- Burnley rebuffed Fleetwood Town’s threat to move into the FA Cup quarterfinals
- Manager Vincent Kompany admits his sons are torn after drawing Man City
- He insists that his beloved former self is a ‘machine’ that will do him no favors.
Vincent Kompany admits his three sons could have divided loyalty with Burnley, who handed him a dream FA Cup quarter-final tie at former club Manchester City.
Kompany booked a return to The Etihad as their runaway Championship leaders beat 10-man Fleetwood with a 90th-minute winner from Connor Roberts.
Attention then immediately turned to the draw that paired Kompany with a club where he has legendary status and has a statue in his honor outside the stadium.
“My ties with City are extremely strong and will continue to be so,” he said. I have gone a couple of times to see them with the children. Not a bad thing to do in Manchester on a Sunday! The children will now have to make a difficult decision who to support.’
Kompany spent a decade with City, captaining them to four Premier League titles and two FA Cups.
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany admits his sons will be torn after his team drew with beloved ex-team Man City in the FA Cup
Kompany spent a decade with City, captaining them to four Premier League titles and two FA Cups.
However, the 36-year-old Belgian doesn’t expect any favors from his former club beyond a warm welcome.
“I know that behind the hugs and high fives, Manchester City is a machine that wants to win,” he emphasized.
‘It’s a place that is so important in my life, I still kick every ball when I see them. But now I represent Burnley and I knew that one day I would return there in the dugout.
Burnley had 31 shots on target against League One Fleetwood but left it late to reach the quarter-final for the first time since 2003 – Welshman Roberts netting a Vitinho shot on St David’s Day.
The underdogs were down to 10 men on the stroke of half time when Cian Hayes was sent off for a high kick on Josh Cullen, but goalkeeper Jay Lynch made a series of saves and Harrison Holgate cleared Charlie Taylor’s line.
Fleetwood boss Scott Brown said: ‘I couldn’t be more proud of the players. Cian was too excited about the challenge. He was devastated and apologized in the locker room.
Kompany insists that he will receive a warm welcome from Pep Guardiola’s side, but that they will be doing him no favours.