Manchester City’s best chance of silver this season is in the FA Cup, although you have to control a tricky hurdle if you want to reach this fifth round this afternoon.
The men of Pep Guardiola go to Leyton Orient in the League One-High-Flyer to avoid being the subject of an enormous surprise.
And visitors must certainly play better than on their last visit to London last weekend when they were scored 5-1 by Arsenal.
Orient is obviously not in the same class as the Gunners, but boss Richie Wellens is a lifelong fan of Manchester United and will have his team fire on the Brisbane Road.
Leyton Orient Team News
Wellens make four changes to the side that lost to Stockport County at home last Saturday.
Tom James, Jack Simpson, Sonny Perkins and Diallang Jaiyesimi come in for Brandon Cooper, Darren Pratley, Azeem Abdulai and Dilan Markanday.
Leyton Orient: Keeley, James, Simpson, Happe, Brown, Currie, Donley, Perkins, Galbraith, Kelvin, Jaiyesimi
You are o! 👊
So we will act for today @Emiratesfacup Conflict against Man City 🔢#Lofc #ONORION pic.twitter.com/e2hupsxhxr
– Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) February 8, 2025
Manchester City Team News
Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez will give their city debuts after they have been called XI at the start.
The arrivals in the January window are part of a strong city amount, in which the New Boy-OmoSh-Moush-Mitmenschen with Erling Haaland was also able to play in a false nine position that was left out of the squad.
Jack Grialish, who has not started a game for City since the 8-0 win in the third round against Salford City, is just as well included, as is James Mcateee, who has achieved a hat trick in the same game.
Manchester City: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Königen, Dias (C), O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, Mcatee, Savinho, Geralish, Mariatesch
Today’s city work! 👊
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, Mubama#Mancity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/mtqkl4gdo7
– Manchester City (@mancity) February 8, 2025
