Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Plymouth

Plymouth Argyle hope to pull off another FA Cup giant killing when they take on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Championship strugglers completed one of the great modern-day cup upsets in the fourth round as they beat runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool – albeit a heavily rotated Reds side – 1-0 at Home Park.

Miron Muslic has doubtessly had a positive impact on this Plymouth squad since he succeeded Wayne Rooney as manager, with the Austrian overseeing a subtle resurgence in recent weeks. They’re now 22nd in the Championship and three points adrift of safety.

City haven’t been the juggernaut of previous years in 2024/25, but this is still a huge occasion for the visitors. Pep Guardiola’s side bounced back from defeats to Real Madrid and Liverpool by beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Wednesday night.

They avoided a scare in the fourth round when they fell behind to a stunning Stefan Ortega own goal after Jamie Donley struck the crossbar with a remarkable effort from distance.

The fading Kevin De Bruyne completed the turnaround at Leyton Orient to set up this fixture. After exiting the Champions League and crashing out of the title race at the end of 2024, the FA Cup is all City have left from a silverware-earning perspective this season.

Erling Haaland was back in the City team on Wednesday and didn’t take long to return to the scoresheet after missing two games with a knee injury. Given that he has just recovered from a minor issue, Guardiola may rest the striker this weekend with an important Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest upcoming.

Omar Marmoush could lead the line, as he did in the fourth round.

Man City predicted lineup vs Plymouth (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Lewis, Reis, Ake, O’Reilly; Gundogan, Bernardo; Foden, De Bruyne, Grealish; Marmoush.