Arsenal and Chelsea the big winners as Wigan stun Man City

Championship side knock City out of the FA Cup as Arsenal and Chelsea celebrate

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MANCHESTER CITY officially now have a bogey-team after Wigan Athletic ruined their dreams of FA Cup glory for the second year running with a stunning 2-1 win over Manuel Pellegrini's side at the Etihad.

You would have got long, long odds on Wigan of the Championship being the team that would end Man City's hopes of a quadruple, or domestic treble, this season. But goals either side of half time from Jordi Gomez, from the penalty spot, and James Perch, after an error by Gael Clichy, were enough to secure a famous win for the Latics and knock City out of a competition for the first time this season.

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