Manchester City will resume their FA Cup campaign when they welcome neighbours Salford City to the Etihad on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola's side suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in last year's final, so they will be looking to take another step towards avenging that defeat this weekend.
The Citizens saw off lower league opposition in emphatic fashion in the previous round when eviscerating Exeter City 10-1 at this venue.
City will come into this clash off the back of back-to-back wins in the Premier League, the most recent of which saw them cruise to a 3-0 win over Fulham on Wednesday night.
As for Salford City, they will be looking to spring an FA Cup shock for the ages, having booked a place in the fourth round thanks to a 3-2 success against Swindon.
Karl Robinson's side currently find themselves occupying 6th place in English League Two following last weekend's 1-0 loss away at Accrington Stanley.
How the bookies view it: Another stroll for City
It will come as little surprise to learn that Manchester City are massive favourites on Saturday afternoon, with a home success priced up at best odds of just 1/25 with Ladbrokes.
Salford are as big as 50/1 on Betfair to pull off an FA Cup giant-killing, while the 90-minute draw is also deemed highly unlikely at 25/1 on bet365.
Head to head: Salford out to avoid another horror show
The only previous meeting between these two sides came in last season’s FA Cup third round, where Manchester City ran out resounding 8-0 winners. Fancy lightning striking twice? The same scoreline on Saturday is currently chalked up at 28/1 with Sky Bet.
Players to watch: Cherki to chip in with another goal?
Having hit four goals across his last nine appearances for Manchester City, Rayan Cherki looks well worthy of support to make the net bulge on Saturday at 15/8 with William Hill.
Luke Garbutt has picked up seven yellow cards across his 29 appearances in English League Two this season, making him a prime candidate to tackle his way into trouble at the Etihad at 9/4 with bet365.
Predicted line-ups
With fixtures coming thick and fast, Pep Guardiola is expected to heavily rotate his side on Saturday afternoon. However, the Manchester City boss will be unable to call upon injured duo Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic, while both Jeremy Doku and Savinho are also likely to remain sidelined.
As for Salford, Jay Bird and Tom Edwards are ruled out for the foreseeable future, while Saturday’s short trip to the Etihad is likely to come too soon for Ade Oluwo, Michael Rose and Kadeem Harris.
Man City: Trafford; Lewis, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ake; Gonzalez; McAidoo, Reijnders, Foden, Cherki; Marmoush
Salford: Young; Turton, Dorrington, Garbutt; Butcher; Longelo, Grant, Woodburn, N'Mai; Graydon, Udoh
Anything else catch the eye?
With value understandably scarce in what’s a massive mismatch on paper, I’m going to dip into the Bet Builder market to try and unearth a backable selection.
Bundling BTTS No with Manchester City not to pick up any cards will engineer an even-money (1/1) shot on bet365.
This combination clicked in last season’s FA Cup meeting between these two, and the same formula looks well worth backing on Saturday afternoon.
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