{"id":1432992,"date":"2026-02-12T17:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1432992"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:52:36","slug":"man-city-team-news-vs-salford-predicted-xi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-city-team-news-vs-salford-predicted-xi\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City team news vs Salford and predicted lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s David vs Goliath at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, when Premier League giants Manchester City<\/a> host League Two promotion-hopefuls Salford in the fourth round of the FA Cup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Citizens thrashed The Ammies 8-0 when they met in the third round of last season’s competition, as Pep Guardiola’s side eventually fell short in their pursuit of glory when losing 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday’s fourth-round tie is due to kick off at 15:00 and while it has not been chosen for TV coverage, you can keep up to date via the Official Man City App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man City predicted lineup vs Salford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Man City Predicted XI (4-3-3):<\/strong> Trafford; Nunes, Alleyne, Stones, Lewis; Reijnders, O’Reilly, Gonzalez; McAidoo, Cherki, Marmoush<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Man City team news vs Salford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

City are still without the services of Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovavic and Jeremy Doku due to injury, while Savinho and Erling Haaland are both doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norway international Haaland scored before coming off at half-time in Wednesday’s 3-0 Premier League win over Fulham, with Guardiola revealing the striker was fatigued and it was the sensible decision to substitute him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar Marmoush is likely to lead the line in Haaland’s absence and the Egyptian did bag a brace in the 3-1 League Cup victory against Newcastle three matches ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

England defender John Stones hasn’t played since the start of December but he was back on the bench for the victory over the Cottagers and he is expected to be handed a start for this cup contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goalkeeper James Trafford will come into the side in place of number one Gianluigi Donnarumma and the Englishman has performed well when deputising for the Italian, having kept three clean sheets in his last five outings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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