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THE [Cherries](http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/cherries/clubnews/?ref=au) “do not fear” Manchester City with the Dorset club set to face the WSL leaders in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Jessica Hennessy said.
AFC Bournemouth reached that stage of the cup for the very first time with a thumping 5-0 win over Fulham last weekend, and, in Monday’s draw, they came out of the hat at home against City.
Asked her reaction to the draw, Hennessy told the Daily Echo: “I think everyone was buzzing.
“Obviously playing against such a big team like that, the experience will be unreal and obviously when we saw it first we were a bit shocked.
“But at the same time, you want to be playing against the best players in the country and you want to be playing against the best teams and that's who we got drawn against. So yeah, it's been good.”
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In previous rounds of the cup, the Cherries have produced professional performances to defeat lower league opposition.
They did just that against Fulham in the third round, with Hennessy pleased with how the team performed.
“I think it was a good game,” she said.
“I actually don't think the scoreline reflected the game. I thought they put it up to us in the first 20, 25 minutes, but then once we got our first goal, we just settled into the game and then, as we have been doing all season, when we get one, we get two, we get three.
“But I do think it was a professional performance by us and it was just a good result to get.”
The dynamic of being heavy favourites and needing a professional performance to avoid an upset will be flipped in the next round against City.
But the Cherries don’t mind the underdog tag, Hennessy said.
“Obviously that's what we have to do, but as I said, it'll just be really exciting,” she said.
“We’ll still prepare in the same way. Like as I said before, we respect every team but we don't fear anyone and we'll just give it a go and just see how it goes.”