Cheltenham vs Man City LIVE as Foden, Doyle and Jesus start

Manchester City are looking to avoid an upset today and book their place in the FA Cup fifth round when they take on Cheltenham Town. City, second in the Premier League, take on League Two promotion-chasers Cheltenham at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium, with a fifth round trip to Swansea or Nottingham Forest the prize. Pep Guardiola has pledged to take this game seriously and pay Cheltenham the respect they deserve in order to progress in another competition. Guardiola will be without Sergio Aguero, who has Covid-19, and injured pair Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker. De Bruyne will miss 'four to six weeks' according to the boss, while Walker shouldn't be out for too long. Aymeric Laporte and Eric Garcia could return this evening. With a busy month ahead in the Premier League, Guardiola could use this game to give some valuable game time to academy players like Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Cole Palmer and Tommy Doyle. Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates and post-match reaction from today's cup tie. Potential fifth round opponents confirmed Swansea added a fifth in the last few minutes to book their place in the fifth round in style. A trip to South Wales awaits the winners of Cheltenham vs City. Where will Foden play? Phil Foden will likely stay on the wings in the Premier League but it looks like he gets a chance today to stake his place for the midfield while De Bruyne is out injured. A Foden-Doyle pairing in midfield makes it a proud day for the City academy, with Harwood-Bellis involved from the off too. Destination: Swansea Purely for logistical reasons, City might have been hoping for a simple two-hour trip down to Nottingham, rather than the long trek to Swansea in the next round. But it doesn't look like they'll get their wish, as the Swans are running away with their tie at the Liberty Stadium, and are 4-1 ahead going into the final stages.

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