Only Bernardo, Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan and Rodrigo remain from the side that started at Anfield.
Zack Steffen is recalled along with Kyle Walker, Benjamin Mendy, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres.
Fernandinho and Ruben Dias are not fully fit and are not included in today’s squad.
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Teams
City: Steffen, Walker, Mendy, Garcia, Laporte, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling (c), Jesus, Torres
Subs: Ederson, Stones, Zinchenko, Mahrez, Cancelo, Foden, Doyle, Gomes, Bernabe
Swansea: Woodman, Roberts, Cabango, Latibeaudiere, Guehi, Manning, Fulton, Grimes, Dhanda, Morris, Lowe
Subs: Webb, Naughton, Bennett, Freeman, Bidwell, Hourihane, Arriola, Ayew, Whittaker
Formation: 4-3-3
Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy will give City plenty of power and pace down the flanks from their full-back positions.
Eric Garcia links up with Aymeric Laporte in central defence to complete the back four, with Rodrigo shielding the defence.
Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo will provide the attacking thrust of midfield, with Ferran Torres likely to start on the right wing and Raheem Sterling on the left.
As always, the above positions are fluid and likely to evolve as the game progresses.
City look to avoid Cheltenham scare?
Our fourth round win at Cheltenham Town seemed to be heading for a different conclusion until Joao Cancelo was introduced.
Trailing 1-0, City just didn’t look like scoring up to that point, but finally broke the League 2 side’s resistance with three late goals.
Swansea are a good footballing side who are second in the Championship and on a terrific run of form.
They will want to keep their momentum going and will look to cause City as much trouble as they did two years ago at the Sixth Round stage.
That day, City trailed 2-0 with 69 minutes played before Bernardo and a Sergio Aguero brace gave Pep Guardiola’s men a 3-2 win.
Getting our noses in front could be vital in this tie, with the Swans likely to fly if they gain the advantage.
Stats and milestones
- City have won 18 of their 21 FA Cup ties under manager Pep Guardiola. Since his first season in England and have scored more FA Cup goals than any other side (65)
- Swansea have reached the FA Cup quarter-finals in two of the last three seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19), having previously not reached the last eight since 1964.
- City’s Phil Foden could become the first player at the club to score in the third, fourth and fifth rounds of the competition in the same season since Shaun Goater in 2000-01.
- Swansea have lost seven of their last eight FA Cup ties against Premier League sides, with the exception being a third-round victory at Manchester United in 2013-14.
- Pep Guardiola will celebrate 200 City victories if City win this evening.
