Stoke boss Tony Pulis was "delighted" with his side as they beat 10-man Manchester City.
Pulis pleased to have finally settled marathon cup tie
Stoke boss Tony Pulis was "delighted" with his side's performance as they finally managed to beat 10-man Manchester City in an epic FA Cup fifth-round replay.
The Potters edged out Roberto Mancini's side 3-1 after the fiery clash at the Britannia Stadium went to extra time.
City forced the additional period after Craig Bellamy struck immediately to cancel out Dave Kitson's 79th minute opener. But the game turned after Emmanuel Adebayor was dismissed for raising his arms in an attempt to fend off Ryan Shawcross.
Extra-time goals from Shawcross and Tuncay sealed the win and Pulis, whose side now face Chelsea in the last eight, was pleased the Potters had finally emerged victorious after successive 1-1 draws against the Eastlands side.
Pulis said: "We have played a team three times in the past two weeks, a team of unbelievable resources and quality.
"We have managed to come out on top, so we are delighted, really pleased.
"In the first half I thought Thomas (Sorensen) kept us in the game. He made a couple of great saves.
"But second half and through injury time I thought we were the better team."
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Pulis claimed he was not in a position to pass judgement on the dismissal of Adebayor.
He said: "I still haven't seen the sending off. When our players get sent off I see it all the time."
Pulis also refused to get carried away after seeing Stoke through to the last eight for the first time since 1972.
"I said to the players afterwards we have got a massive game here on Saturday against Arsenal," Pulis said.
"Arsene Wenger will be absolutely delighted this game has gone to two hours. We have got to make sure we turn up and give Arsenal a good game."
