Leighton Orient v Manchester City
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Leighton Orient boss Richie Wellens hopes to make a bit of a revenge for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City tomorrow when the sides meet in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Wellens is a lifelong supporter of Manchester United and still has season tickets to Old Trafford. And he says that the success of United’s Crosstown rivals in recent years has sometimes made his life miserable.
He states:
“But it’s the best. He’s a genius, he’s a pioneer and many coaches respect him. What he did, especially in British football, he’s a lot of coaches. I changed my mind.”
Listen to Richie Wellans ahead of the tie in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Manchester City.
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Orient sits sixth in League 1 and continues to make solid progress under Wellen’s, but despite all the issues this season, he accepts conflict with the city, but a big step in quality .
“I can’t wait,” he said. “It’s a good exposure for the club and there are so many young, talented players who have really grown this season, so it’s really good for them to play against the best players in the world.
“It’s about us having shows and staying in the game as much as possible. City is a great soccer team, but at this point there are some vulnerabilities. You can try them as much as you can. mosquito?
“From a day’s perspective, this club almost went out of business six or seven years ago, so it’s where we are in the league and perhaps hosting the best team the Premier League has ever seen. , it’s a huge proof of the club. It’s far away.
“Our analysts saw clips from PSG, Arsenal and Liverpool this week and were in their elements. We saw some vulnerabilities there, but they were against the top of the top. We are playing against the factions. This is a question of whether we can use them remotely.”
Manchester City heads for London on the second weekend in a row, hoping for a better performance than a 5-1 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates last Sunday.
The city showed his prowess against the Lower League in the third round, but slammed neighbour Salford City 8-0 at Etihad.
Orient took a more patrol route with victory over Boreham Wood, Oldham and Derby counties.
Leighton Orient v Manchester City Team News
Leighton Orient is not eligible for January signatures Lamani Edmonds Green and Randell Williams’ signatures, cups.
So Willens will choose from a team that lost 1-0 against Stockport County last weekend.
Guardiola had the card close to her chest when asked about the lineup, but the sides that beat Salford could mix together and sprinkle a new signature.
This means Nico Gonzalez and Vitr Reiss can make their debut, while Abdukodil Kusanov has another chance at the center half.
Divin Mubama could replace Erling Haaland with an attack.
Leighton Orient v Manchester City was hoping for a lineup
Leighton Orient: Keely. Galbraith, Cooper, Happer, Curry. Platley, Brown; Markanday, Donley, Abdulai, Kelman
Manchester City: Ortega; Nunes, Khusannov, Reis, Lewis; Gonzalez, Gundogan. Savinho, Macte, great. Mbama
How to watch Leighton Orient v Manchester City: Live Stream, TV Channels
The game will be held at 1245 on Brisbane Road. It is displayed live on BBC One. You can also stream on the BBC iPlayer.
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