Leyton Orient V Manchester City

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The head of Leyton Orient, Richie Wellens, hopes to win a minimum of revenge in Pep Guardiola and Manchester City when the parties are in the fourth round of the FA Cup tomorrow.

Wellens is a lifelong Manchester United defender and still has a seasonal ticket in Old Trafford. And he says that the success of the rivals of the city of United in recent years has made his life a misery sometimes.

He said: “I have to say that Pep has caused me a lot of pain in the past, my children and I, with how good they are.

“But it’s the best of the best. He is a genius, he is a pioneer, many coaches admire him. What he has done, especially in English football, has changed a lot of thinking of the coaches. “

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East feels sixth in the League one and continues to make a solid progress under Wellens, but accepts a clash with City, despite all his problems this season, it is a huge step in quality.

“We can’t wait,” he said. “It is a good exhibition for the club and we have many young and talented players who have really grown this season, so for them they will face some of the best players in the world is really good for them.

“It’s more about trying to organize a show and stay in the game as much as possible. The city is a brilliant football team, but there are some vulnerabilities about them at this time. Can we try to expose them as much as we can?

“In terms of the day, this club almost left the business six or seven years ago, so it will be where we are in the League and be presenting probably the best team that the Premier League has seen is a great testimony of the club and how far has arrived.

“Our analysts have been in their element this week, watching PSG, Arsenal and Liverpool clips. We saw some vulnerabilities there, but they are playing against the best opposition. It’s about whether we are remotely capable of capitalizing them. ”

Manchester City addresses London for the second consecutive weekend and will hope to perform better than to lose 5-1 against Arsenal in the Emirates last Sunday.

However, City showed its skill against the sides of the low leagues in the third round, which Marton the neighbors Salford City 8-0 in the Etihad.

Orient has taken a more tortuous route with victories about Boreham Wood, Oldham and Derby County.

Leyton orient V Manchester City Team News

Leyton Orient does not have new injury concerns, although the signings of January Rarmani Edmonds-Green and Randell Williams are tied in the Cup and are not eligible.

Wellens, therefore, will choose between the team that lost 1-0 against stockport county last weekend.

Guardiola kept his cards near his chest when asked about his alignment, but it is likely to be a mixture on the side that beat Salford with a pinch of the new signings.

That means that Nico González and Vitor Reis could make their debut, while Abdukodir Khusanov has another chance in the central half.

Divin Mubama is likely to replace Erling Haaland in attack.

Leyton V Manchester City Expected Alignments

Leyton Orient: Keeley; Galbraith, Cooper, Happe, Currie; Pratley, Brown; Markanday, Donley, Abdulai, Kelman

Manchester City: Ortega; Nunes, Khusannov, Reis, Lewis; González, Gundagan; Savinho, Mcate, great; Mubama

How to see Leyton Orient V Manchester City: live broadcast, television channel

The game starts in 1245 in Brisbane Road. It is shown live in BBC One. It can also be broadcast on BBC Iplayer.

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