Manchester City begin their latest FA Cup campaign at home to Salford of League Two - owned by a group of Manchester United legends.
welcome their League Two opposition to the Etihad on the back of two wins in a row as they look to continue turning their form around.are flying high in League Two under the ownership of the famous 'Class of '92' including Gary Neville, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.
The forward has scored another to add to his stellar reputation and that may well turn out to be his last game for the club with City in advanced negotiations to sign him this month. It proved to be the winner as Frankfurt won 1-0.It looks like Kyle Walker is missing from the City squad, with only two youngsters included to give an indication of how strong Guardiola will take tonight's game.
Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Ilkay Gundogan, Matheus Nunes, Kyle Walker, and Ederson could all do with a performance that puts them back in the frame to start the more important games this month. City have battled through substantial injuries this season with several key players missing large swathes of the campaign. And while Guardiola will not be under-estimating League Two high flyers Salford City tonight, thethird round tie against fourth tier opposition offers a rotation chance that City can't really afford to ignore ahead of five games in 16 days that include two crucialin the Community Shield victory to top off a fine pre-season.
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