Hakim Ziyech: Manchester City are so difficult to beat – their players can do crazy things

Hakim Ziyech: Manchester City are so difficult to beat – their players can do crazy things
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Hakim Ziyech was unfamiliar with the FA Cup when he signed for Chelsea. Born in the Netherlands, the Morocco international does not have the same awe of the competition as those who grow up with it as an integral part of their childhood. A trip to Barnsley in the fifth round soon acquainted Ziyech with its realities, though.

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