Line-ups confirmed as Grealish returns and new boys make debuts

Manchester Metropolis’s finest probability of silverware this season comes within the FA Cup, though they must navigate a tough hurdle in the event that they want to attain this fifth spherical this afternoon.

Pep Guardiola’s males go to League One high-flyers Leyton Orient trying to keep away from being the topic of an unlimited upset.

And the guests will definitely have to play higher than they did on their final go to to London final weekend once they had been trounced 5-1 by Arsenal.

Orient are, clearly, not in the identical class because the Gunners however boss Richie Wellens is a lifelong Manchester United fan and can have his aspect fired up at Brisbane Highway.

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Wellens makes 4 modifications to the aspect that misplaced at dwelling to Stockport County final Saturday.

Tom James, Jack Simpson, Sonny Perkins and Diallang Jaiyesimi are available for Brandon Cooper, Darren Pratley, Azeem Abdulai and Dilan Markanday.

Leyton Orient: Keeley, James, Simpson, Happe, Brown, Currie, Donley, Perkins, Galbraith, Kelvin, Jaiyesimi

YOU O’S! 👊

Right here’s how we’ll line up for right now’s @EmiratesFACup conflict in opposition to Man Metropolis 🔢#LOFC #OneOrient pic.twitter.com/E2hupSxHxR

— Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) February 8, 2025

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Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez will make their Metropolis debuts after being named within the beginning XI.

The January window arrivals are a part of a robust Metropolis line-up that additionally options fellow new-boy Omar Marmoush, who may play in a false 9 place with Erling Haaland ignored of the squad altogether.

Jack Grealish, who has not began a sport for Metropolis because the 8-0 third-round win over Salford Metropolis, is included, as is James McAtee, who scored a hat-trick in the identical sport.

Manchester Metropolis: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Reis, Dias (C), O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, McAtee, Savinho, Grealish, Marmoush

Right this moment’s Metropolis lineup! 👊

XI | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Reis, Dias (C), O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, McAtee, Savinho, Grealish, Marmoush

SUBS | Carson, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Akanji, Nunes, Khusanov, Foden, Mubama#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/mtQkL4GDo7

— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) February 8, 2025