Manchester City aims to put the humiliation of last weekend behind them when they visit Leyton Orient during the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
The Cityzens were beaten 5-1 by Arsenal last Sunday when they capitulated in a second half destroyed by errors, falling in fifth row in the table of the Premier League and 15 points behind the evolving leaders Liverpool. They will seek a victory for confidence in the opposition of Ligue 1 in the capital this time.
With a confrontation of Gargantuan Champions play-off matches in Real Madrid to come on Tuesday evening, Pep Guardiola is expected to make radical modifications to him against Leyton Orient. After shooting eight after Salford City in the third round of the FA Cup, the XI of the second channel of Man City should have another opportunity to shine.
The Richie Wellens team is impressive in form this season and has switched to sixth place in League One, but will need a miracle to overcome the riches of Man City. Confidence should however be relatively high, the London Club having won 12 of its last 16 games.
Here is 90 minutes MAN City FA CUP tie guide.
Leyton Orient VS Man City Tête-à-tête (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Leyton Orient | Man |
|---|---|
Leyton Orient 0-1 Stockport – 02/01/25 | Arsenal 5-1 Man City – 02/02/25 |
Exeter 2-6 Leyton Orient – 01/28/25 | Man City 3-1 Club Brugge – 01/29/25 |
Leyton Orient 2-0 Reading – 01/25/25 | Man City 3-1 Chelsea – 01/25/25 |
Leyton Orient 0-1 Stevenage – 01/21/25 | PSG 4-2 Man City – 01/22/25 |
Peterborough 0-0 Leyton Orient – 01/18/25 | Ipswich 0-6 Man City – 19/01/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | BBC One, BBC Iplayer, BBC Sport Website |
UNITED STATES | ESPN +, ESPN application |
Canada | Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Leyton Orient is without a number of first key teams for the visit of Man City. Jordan Graham, Dan Agyei, Ollie O’Neill, Omar Beckles, Sean Clare and Jack Simpson are all likely to miss the arrival of the title champions of the Premier League.
Rarmani Edmonds-Green and Randell Williams could make their debut at the club after the January moves.
Leyton Orient predicted programming against Man City (4-2-3-1): Keeley; Galbraith, Cooper, Happe, Currie; Pratley, Brown; Markanday, Donley, Abdulai; Kelman.
Man City is always without long -term absent Rodri and he is joined on the sidelines by Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku. Ederson missed the Arsenal match with a blow and is a doubt for the weekend – although it is unlikely to start anyway – while Oscar Bobb could make his long -awaited return after six months.
The Cityzens are likely to appoint a very changed XI before their confrontation of the crunch in the Champions League, with James McATEE, Nico O’Reilly and Divine Mubama among those who present themselves potentially.
There could also be starting for winter recruits Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez.
Man City predicted the alignment against Leyton Orient (4-1-4-1): Ortega; Lewis, Khusanov, Reis, O’Reilly; Gonzalez; Savinho, Mcatee, Gundogan, Grenish; Mubama.
The programming of the second choice of Man City should not have any problem beyond the third Leyton Orient and Guardiola level is likely to give winter signatures the possibility of dazzling. Having Blitzé Salford during the previous round, they should be able to set up the scoring on the way to the fifth round.
An inexperienced defensive unit could offer Leyton Orient the chance to find a consolation or two, but the peripheral figures of Man City should go to the plate and avoid an almighty giant killing.
