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Man City 1-2 Wigan: Brave Wigan beat Man City to face Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-finals

Wigan Athletic's Ivan Ramis (L) challenges Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo (C) during their English FA Cup quarter final soccer match at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, northern England March 9

London (AFP) - Second-tier Wigan Athletic stunned Manchester City in the FA Cup for the second season running with a shock 2-1 quarter-final victory at a disbelieving Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

City, newly crowned League Cup champions, were bidding to avenge their 1-0 defeat in last season's final, but instead it was the holders -- managed by former City striker Uwe Rosler -- who advanced to a last-four date with Arsenal.

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