This time City face a new foe in Salford City.
**Venue:** Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
**Time and Date:** FA Cup, Saturday 14 February 2026, Kickoff at 15:00 GMT, 10.00 am (EST)
**Assistant Referees:** Matthew Smith & Bhupinder Singh Gill
**Fourth Official:** Tom Nield
**TV Info:** BBC ONE (UK), ESPN+ (USA), SPORTSNET(Canada)
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City are off some surprising results as they head into this cup tie with morale in a better place then where we were at in the last cup match.
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 Salford surely will be defensively setup tight.
It should be a great match as both look to win and advance on to the next round.
_“Our priority is beat Salford and going into the next round._
_“What we have done in the last few seasons is magnificent reaching finals, semi-finals._
_“Unfortunately we couldn’t win the last two finals but being there always is a success, always I think about that._
For Man City, Haaland, Stones, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Doku and Savinho are out.
Salford City see no real injuries of note.
[**Manchester City**](/) **5-1 Salford City**