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Manchester City’s best silverware chances this season will be in the FA Cup, but if you want to reach this fifth round this afternoon, you’ll need to navigate the tricky hurdles.
Pep Guardiola’s men go to League One High Flyers Leighton Orient.
And visitors need to play better than they did on their last visit to London, shot 5-1 by Arsenal last weekend.
Orient is clearly not in the same class as the Gunners, but boss Richie Wellnes is a lifelong Manchester United fan and will develop his side on Brisbane Road.
Layton Orient Team News
Willens will make four changes to the side that lost at home to Stockport County last Saturday.
Tom James, Jack Simpson, Sonny Perkins and Dearlan Jayesimi arrive at Brandon Cooper, Darren Platley, Azem Abdurai and Dian Mercante.
Leighton Orient: Keely, James, Simpson, Happy, Brown, Curry, Donley, Perkins, Galbraith, Kelvin, Jayeshimi
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Here’s how to line up for today @emiratesfacup Clash with Man City 🔢#LOFC #noeorient pic.twitter.com/e2hupsxhxr
– Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) February 8, 2025
Manchester City Team News
Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez will make their city debut after being nominated for Starting XI.
The arrival of the Window in January is part of a strong city lineup featuring fellow rookie Omar Marmash, who will be able to play in the erroneous nine positions completely left behind with Elling Haaland. It’s done.
Jack Grelish, who has not started City’s game since his 8-0 third round victory at Salford City, is included as well as James McAtee, who scored a hat-trick in the same game.
Manchester City: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Kings, Diaz (c), O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, Macate, Savinho, Greelsch, Marischshu
Today’s city lineup! 👊
xi | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Quiet, Diaz (c), O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, Macatie, Savino, Gerle, Marblesh.
Submarines | Carson, Stones, De Bruin, Bernardo, Akanji, Nunes, Kusanov, Foden, Mbama#mancity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/mtqkl4gdo7
– Manchester City (@mancity) February 8, 2025