Comments and predictions for Man City vs Salford City: Destroy the weak
The match between Man City vs Salford City Cup FA takes place at 0:45 on January 12. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Salford City squad information
City are still without Rodri, Ruben Dias and John Stones through injury, and Ederson is doubtful. Oscar Bobb has returned to training but may not be ready for Saturday's game. Guardiola is expected to make a number of changes, giving opportunities to youngsters such as Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, James McAtee, Nico O'Rielly and Jacob Wright. Divin Mubama, a new signing from West Ham, could start up front, while Haaland could be rested.
Jack Grealish, keen to establish himself, will push for a place on the left wing. Ilkay Gundogan, Matheus Nunes and Jeremy Doku could also return to the squad. Salford will be without James Chester, Dan Chesters, Kelly Nmai, Francis Okoronkwo and Josh Austerfield through injury. Ben Woodburn will be assessed ahead of the game.
Coach Robinson will field a strong lineup, including key striker Cole Stockton. The three defenders Curtis Tilt, Liam Shephard and Luke Garbutt will remain. In midfield, Tyrese Fornah and Ossama Ashley may join Ryan Watson.
Latest expected lineup for Man City vs Salford City
Manchester City:
Ortega; Walker, Simpson-Pusey, Akanji, Wilson-Esbrand; O'Reilly, Gundogan; Doku, McAtee, Grealish; Mubama
Salford City:
Young; Shephard, Tilt, Garbutt; Taylor, Watson, Ashley, Fornah, Berkoe; Adelakun, Stockton
Latest Man City vs Salford City football commentary
After a 2-0 win over Leicester, Man City continued 2025 with a 4-1 win over West Ham, with Haaland scoring twice, Foden scoring once and Savinho performing well. However, Guardiola insisted Man City are not back to their best form and are still sixth in the Premier League, two points off the top four. Before focusing on the Premier League and Champions League, Man City will begin their FA Cup campaign.
Man City reached the final last year and have reached at least the semi-finals in the last six years. They have not been eliminated in the third round since 2012, winning their last 11 third-round games by an aggregate score of 46-4. Man City have also been successful against lower-league teams, winning their last 24 (FA Cup and EFL Cup) since losing to Wigan in 2018. Salford City reached the third round of the FA Cup for the first time after beating Cheltenham Town in the second round.
Salford have kept eight clean sheets in their last nine games, and a run of six wins in the Fourth Division has kept them in the promotion race. They continued their form with a win over MK Dons last weekend. Salford will be facing Premier League sides for the third time in their history, having lost to Everton (2020) and Burnley (2023) in the EFL Cup. Manager Robinson admits it will be difficult for Salford to keep a clean sheet against Man City, but his team will "play the same way" despite their opponents having won their previous 17 games against first-time opponents.
Man City vs Salford City score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Man City vs Salford Cityas follows:
- Sportsmole:Man City 3-0 Salford City
- WhoScore:Man City 2-0 Salford City
- Our newspaper predicts:Man City 3-0 Salford City
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