Pep Guardiola has rung the changes for Manchester City’s FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient.
City are the visitors to Brisbane Road today, but will have one eye on next Tuesday’s massive Champions League knockout round play-off first-leg at home to Real Madrid.
Facing lower league opposition, the City lineup could be similar to that from the 8-0 trashing of Salford in round three.
Stefan Ortega continues between the posts, with Ruben Dias and January signing Vitor Reis as the centre-back pairing. The latter is making his debut for the club, along with deadline day arrival Nico Gonzalez.
Omar Marmoush leads the line with Erling Haaland rested, and is supported by Jack Grealish and Savinho.
Confirmed team news
Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Reis, Dias, O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, McAtee, Savinho, Grealish, Marmoush
Subs: Carson, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Akanji, Nunes, Khusanov, Foden, Mubama
Time and date: 12.15pm GMT on Saturday, February 8, 2025
Venue: Brisbane Road
TV channel and live stream: BBC One and BBC iPlayer
