Manchester City tonight begin their FA Cup tilt at home to League Two side Salford.
Pep Guardiola’s beat West Ham 4-1 last time out but the City boss insists his side are not back to their very best just yet.
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While that victory made it two consecutive wins for the Premier League champions, it remains to be seen if they have fully turned the corner.
City, of course, will be strong favourites for the game but it’s a meeting dripping with narrative.
Salford are part-owned by Manchester United’s ‘Class of 92’ legends David Beckham, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes. They would surely love to inflict more misery on City.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Man City vs Salford is scheduled for a 5.45pm GMT kick-off time today, Saturday, January 11, 2025.
The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will host.
Where to watch Man City vs Salford
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on BBC One.
Live stream: The BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website – both free with an email subscription – will provide a live stream.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Man City vs Salford team news
Man City XI: Ederson, Simpson-Pusey, Ake, Nunes, Gundogan, O'Reilly, McAtee, Doku, Grealish, Savinho, Mubama
Subs: Ortega, Kovacic, Haaland, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Akanji, Foden, Lewis
Salford XI: Young, Shephard, Tilt, Garbutt, Ashley, Mnoga, Berkoe, Lund, Fornah, Kouassi, Adelakun
Subs: Jones, Watson, Stockton, Taylor, Chester, McAleny, Malcolm, Heys, Wright
Man City vs Salford prediction
There’s a huge amount of narrative of course but it’s too difficult to see City losing at home to a League Two side.
Even their third string should win comfortably, and Guardiola is expected to field some first-team starts to get the job done.
Man City to win, 3-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two teams have never played.
Man City vs Salford latest odds
Man City to win: 1/25
Salford to win: 40/1
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.
