FA Cup 2024-2025: Manchester City-Plymouth, the likely lineups.

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FA Cup 2024-2025: Manchester City-Plymouth, the likely lineups

Manchester City and Plymouth will face each other on Saturday at 6:45 p.m. in the fifth round of the FA Cup: Pep Guardiola’s lineup cannot afford any missteps against the team capable of eliminating Liverpool in the previous round.

Erling Haaland and his teammates must try to limit the damage of a highly negative season: they are out of the Champions League and struggling to qualify for the next Champions League. Guardiola should come to the challenge with several changes than usual: Ortega in goal, helped by O'Reilly, Rúben Dias, Reis and Rico Lewis. In front of them will act Gündogan and Nico González, while Grealish, McAtee and Savinho will have to help center forward Marmoush.

The visiting lineup has little to lose: the feat è was done by eliminating Liverpool in the previous round but it would be a dream to take out Manchester City as well. Muslic is preparing to face Guardiola with Hazard between the posts, Pálsson, Katic, Talovierov and Puchacz in defense. Houghton and Randell slightly more back than Szucs, Al Hajj and Wright. Attack entrusted to Bundu.

Probable lineups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ortega; O'Reilly, Rúben Dias, Reis, Rico Lewis; Gündogan, Nico González; Grealish, McAtee, Savinho; Marmoush. All. Pep Guardiola
Plymouth Argyle (4-2-3-1): Hazard; Pálsson, Katic, Talovierov, Puchacz; Houghton, Randell; Szucs, Al Hajj, Wright; y Bundu. All. Miron Muslic

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