Seeking to secure a spot in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Manchester City play host to Plymouth Argyle in the fifth-round at the Etihad on Saturday evening.
Following a turbulent campaign, the FA Cup represents Man City’s only realistic chance of silverware this season.
Pep Guardiola's side survived an almighty scare in the previous round when coming from behind to defeat Leyton Orient 2-1, in a game that brought up one of my two recommended bets.
The Citizens will come into this clash off the back of a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Tottenham on Wednesday night.
As for Plymouth, they have already demonstrated their giant-killing ability by knocking out both Brentford and Liverpool in each of the previous two rounds.
That pair of triumphs has coincided with Miron Muslic’s team boosting their English Championship survival hopes in recent times, losing just one of their last six second tier assignments.
How the bookies view it: A stroll for City
Unsurprisingly, Man City are overwhelming 1/16 favourites on Boylesports to book their place in the last-eight of the FA Cup.
Despite their heroics in this year's FA Cup, Plymouth are a whopping 28/1 to emerge from the Etihad victorious, while the 90 minute draw is trading at 12/1 with the same firm.
Head to head: History book dormant
Somewhat surprisingly, Man City and Plymouth will cross paths on Saturday evening for the first time since 1989. The Citizens took top honours from that tussle, meaning that they have won each of the last five meetings between the pair.
Players to watch: Marmoush to make his mark?
As was the case in the previous round, Omar Marmoush could be operating as a central forward on Saturday evening. Having recently hit a hat-trick against Newcastle, the City ace stands out for an anytime strike at 5/4 on Bet 365.
Nikola Katic has impressed for Plymouth since arriving on loan from Zurich in January. The former Rangers defender is as big as 33/1 on Boylesports to score his second goal of the season for Argyle.
Predicted line-ups
Man City boss Guardiola is likely to ring the changes on Saturday evening, with the likes of Jack Grealish and James McAtee expected to be given the nod.
Plymouth manager Muslic could be without as many as four players, including fourth round hero Ryan Hardie.
Man City: Ortega; Lewis, Reis, Ake, O'Reilly; Gundogan, De Bruyne; Doku, Foden, Grealish; Marmoush
Plymouth: Hazard; Talovierov, Katic, Pleguezuelo; Sorinola, Randell, Gyabi, Puchacz; Wright, Al Hajj; Bundu
Anything else catch the eye?
Making use of the Boylesports Bet Builder tool, I’ll bundle up Man City to be leading at half time and both teams to score ‘no' at 5/6.
While City have struggled defensively this season, a home game with second tier opposition represents an ideal opportunity to claim a clean sheet.
What’s more, this Bet Builder would have paid out in each of City’s recent two league wins over Newcastle and Tottenham, and that only adds to the appeal of siding with the same formula on Saturday evening.
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