Making way are. Ederson, Kyle Walker, Nathan Ake, Rodrigo and Bernardo.
Jeremy Doku is named among the subs along with Kevin De Bruyne, who continues his build-up towards match fitness.
Erling Haaland has resumed training but is not risked this afternoon, while Kalvin Phillips and Bernardo are both sidelined with illness and John Stones is injured.
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Teams
CITY XI: Ortega Moreno, Akanji, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Gomez, Lewis, Kovacic, Bobb, Foden, Grealish, Alvarez
Subs: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Doku, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Nunes, Wright, Hamilton
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN XI: Nicholls, Edmonds-Green, Helik (C), Rudoni, Koroma, Thomas, Spencer, Matos, Wiles, Jackson, Lees
Subs: Bellagambi, Radulovic, Diarra, Edwards, Hudlin, Austerfield, Ayina, Iorpenda, Stone
Tactics
No major shifts in tactical play are expected for City today.
Ortega Moreno plays in much the same way as Ederson, and is likely to have Gomez (left) and Akanji (right) as his full-backs, with Dias and Josko Gvardiol as the central pairing - though we may have to wait until kick-off to be absolutely sure!
Mateo Kovacic will take the midfield anchor role, with Phil Foden and Rico Lewis in more advanced central positions.
Bobb and Jack Grealish will start on the flanks and Julian Alvarez will play as the central striker in a familiar 4-3-3 formation.
blues looking to progress
It’s fair to say our FA Cup final victory over Manchester United last June will rank among many City fans’ favourite games of recent times.
A gloriously sunny day at Wembley, half the stadium decked in sky blue and a Manchester derby to boot, Reds fans will feel differently, but a goal after 12 seconds set up a wonderful afternoon that ended in a 2-1 win for City.
It was a reminder, if needed, of how special this competition can be and a home tie is often a chance for youngsters who may not normally get the chance to see their heroes regularly to attend and enjoy a day out.
Then there is the excitement of the draw for the next round as you progress, so Pep will want to get past Huddersfield and begin that journey once again.
The visitors may start as the underdogs, but the FA Cup is littered with massive upsets over the years and City have a job to do to make the last 32.
MATCH STATS
- City have never lost an FA Cup match against Huddersfield (W3 D3), most recently a 5-1 win in a fifth round replay in 2016-17.
- Huddersfield have lost their last two games against Manchester City in all competitions. They last lost three in a row against them in November 1987, the third game of which finished 10-1 and saw three players score a hat-trick (Tony Adcock, Paul Stewart and David White).
- City have won their last 11 FA Cup home matches, scoring 47 goals and conceding just four. Their last home defeat in the competition was against Championship side Middlesbrough in January 2015.
- Huddersfield have progressed from just two of their last 17 FA Cup ties against top-flight opposition, though one of these was in their most recent such clash, a 2-1 win at Burnley in January 2022.
- This is the first time Huddersfield are facing the current holders of the FA Cup in the competition since 2007-08, and a 3-1 loss at Chelsea in the fifth round. They last eliminated the holders in 1960-61 (Wolves).
