The Chelsea loanee took full advantage of a mix-up between Fernando and Willy
Caballero before a late counterattack knocked out the lacklustre Premier League
champions
Chelsea loanee Patrick Bamford starred in a famous 2-0 win as Middlesbrough
stunned Manchester City in the FA Cup fourth round.
The Championship's second-placed side absorbed sustained first-half pressure,
with normally second-choice goalkeeper Tomas Mejias making a string of
impressive saves at the Etihad Stadium.
And Middlesbrough's resilience was rewarded as City produced some shambolic
defending for Bamford to strike in the 53rd minute.
Aitor Karanka's team almost doubled their lead when the excellent Lee Tomlin
struck the post before substitute Kike sent a packed away end into raptures by
sealing victory in injury time.
City, who arrived back in Manchester on Friday evening
following a training break in Abu Dhabi, appeared jaded as
their performance unravelled.
Frank Lampard came off the bench to strike the post after
89 minutes but back-to-back, scoreless home defeats
means manager Manuel Pellegrini and his players head
into next weekends pivotal clash at Bamford's parent club
with a season to salvage.
The visitors made a confident and stylish start, though
they were almost undone in the fifth minute when Stevan
Jovetic was inches away from converting Aleksandar
Kolarov's cross.
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