This time City face a new foe in Exeter City.
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Rd, Manchester, England
Time and Date: Saturday 10 January 2026, Kickoff at 15:00 GMT (UK), 10.00 am (EST)
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Assistant Referees: Callum Gough & Conor Brown
Fourth Official: Sam Mulhall
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City are off some surprsing results as they head into this cup tie with morale lower than where we ant it to be.
This could be a much more open match as both sides look to rotate and could provide for a chaotic day.
With City, they will look to use some midfield concentration as Exeter surely will be defensively setup tight.
It should be a great match as both look to win and advance on to the next round.
For Man City, Stones, Gvardiol, Dias, Kovacic, Bobb and Savinho are out.
Exeter City see no real injuries of note.