WILL POWER IS TOO MUCH FOR CITY Qaudruple dream now over as Grigg KO’s Guardiola’s 10 men

SEISMIC is perhaps the only word for it.

Read these words. Wigan Athletic knocked Manchester City out of the FA Cup.

The League One club inflicted only the third defeat all season on the Premier League champions-elect, on a night that will go down in FA Cup folklore.

It was perhaps the biggest shock in the history of the competition, given the financial gap between the clubs.

And City had not taken the tie for granted, playing a strong team including the likes of Sergio Aguero, Ilkay Gundogan and David Silva.

Even Kevin de Bruyne could not came to the rescue as a late sub, to put out another fire stated by the fast-becoming legendary Will Grigg.

How the anthem the Wigan and Northern Ireland fans chant about him rang around the DW Stadium on an impossible night.

But if Grigg was the hero when, in the 79th minute, he cleverly capitalised on an error from sub Kyle Walker to run onto a long ball and finish with incredible composure, the game’s defining moment came just before the interval.

While City were not at their best, they still controlled the game, creating chance after chance and enjoying 82 per cent possession, with 25 shots on goal.

But then Fabian Delph launched into a two-footed challenge on Max Power.

Ref Anthony Taylor seemed to first brandish a yellow card, then change it to red.

It gave Wigan hope, allowed them to hold out for much of the second half and allowed Grigg to show he really is on fire in this competition, with seven FA Cup goals to become this season’s top scorer.

And it allowed Wigan to repeat the heroics of their incredible FA Cup final defeat of City in 2013.

The hosts created three chances in the first 20 minutes and would have been disappointed none led to a goal .

Perhaps the best fell to Gary Roberts, when Nathan Byrne burst down the right and crossed and Danilo lost the ball through his legs. As Roberts shaped to score, the much-maligned Claudio Bravo reacted swiftly to smother at his feet. Soon after, the improbable traffic direction continued towards the City goal, with Grigg running powerfully run into the box, but shooting wide.

When Nick Powell – who looked sharp but was injured before the break – combined with first Roberts and then Grigg to fashion a chance with Stones did well to block, City were officially rattled, which perhaps explained what was to follow.

The visitors appeared to lose their usual measured approach, and their coolness under pressure in the box with it. Fernandinho fired wildly over when he should have scored, Laporte twice wasted fine chances from corners, Gundogan shot high and Aguero had an effort well saved when he would usually bury it.

So unlike City. But then Pep Guardiola’s demeanour in the melee that unfolded just before the break was so unlike him.

It was prompted by Delph’s challenge. Taylor seemed to have decided a yellow card was enough, Wigan boss Paul Cook was involved in an exchange with the fourth official, and the ref appeared to be advised to change his decision to red.

Cue pandemonium. Aguero raced to Cook to remonstrate and they squared up. Guardiola dragged his striker away, then squared up himself and the shouting match continued down the tunnel at half time.

Predictably, after using the break to recover their senses, City slowed the game down and tried to exert a tighter control on the proceedings, but could not find a way back.