The best opportunity for Manchester City’s silverware this season comes to the fa cup, though you have to navigate a difficult obstacle if they want to reach this fifth round this afternoon.
Pep Guardiola’s men go to League One High-Flyers Leyton Orient who want to avoid being huge upset.
And visitors will definitely have to play better than their last visit to London last weekend when they were 5-1 by Arsenal.
The Orient is obviously not in the same class as the Gunners, but Boss Richie Wellns is a Manchester United lifelong fan and will be fired at the Brisbane Road.
Leyton Orient Team news news
Wellns is making four changes to the side they lost to Stockport County’s home last Saturday.
Tom James, Jack Simpson, Sonny Perkins and Diallang Jaiyesimi come to Brandon Cooper, Darren Pratley, Azeem Abdulai and Dilan Markanday.
Leyton Orient: Keeley, James, Simpson, Happe, Brown, Currie, Donley, Perkins, Galbraith, Kelvin, Jaiyesimi
You are! 👊
See how they will be available for today’s @EmiratesFacup conflict against Man City 🔢#Lofc #Oneorient pic.twitter.com/e2hupsxhxr
– Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) 8 February 2025
News of Manchester city team
Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez will make their debut in the city after being named in the original XI.
The arrivals of the January windows are part of a strong city series that also has fellow young Omar Marmoush, who could play in a fake nine place with Erling Haaland completely moving away from the team.
Jack Grealish, who has not started a game for City from the third round of 8-0 in Salford City, as well as James Mcatee, who scored a hat-trick in the same game.
Manchester City: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Kings, Dias (C), O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, Mcatee, Savinho, Grealish, Mariateesh
Today’s composition of the city! 👊
Xi | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Quiet, Dias (C), O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, Mcatee, Savino, Greal, Marblesh.
SUBS | Carson, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Akanji, Nunes, Khusanov, Foden, MubamaGrudge | @etihad pic.twitter.com/MTQKL4GDO7
– Manchester City (@mancity) 8 February 2025
