Man City XI vs Plymouth: Echeverri debut, confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for FA Cup | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola’s side are heavy favourites to seal an FA Cup quarter-final place

Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Plymouth, but Claudio Echeverri is unlikely to make his debut.

Man City returned to winning ways on Wednesday night by beating Tottenham as the fit-again Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the game.

The added bonus was that Pep Guardiola reported no new injuries after the game which suggests he will have a near fully fit squad to choose from for the FA Cup clash with Plymouth.

This week has seen Man City finally unveil Argentinian wonderkid Claudio Echeverri.

The 19-year-old signed for City last January but was loaned back to River Plate to help continue his development. And after starring for his nation at the recent Under-20 South American Championship, he has officially joined up with the squad.

Though, it seems Guardiola will hold off on handing Echeverri a debut against Argyle.

“[Echeverri] will start to train, maybe for the end of the season or the Club World Cup but as soon as possible he’ll arrive and adapt quickly for the future,” Guardiola said ahead of the Tottenham game.

Fellow recent Man City recruits Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico Gonzalez, Omar Marmoush and Vitor Reis are all available to start and may get selected with Ruben Dias and Haaland potentially rested following their injury issues.

Stefan Ortega is likely to get the nod in between the posts as Ederson makes way. Nico O’Reilly has started both FA Cup ties for City so far this season and could be handed another opportunity at left-back.

Guardiola has an abundance of riches in midfield as Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan, James McAtee and Bernardo Silva are pushing to start.

Man City predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Khusanov, Reis, O'Reilly; Nico, Gundogan; Foden, McAtee, Doku; Marmoush

Injured: Ake, Rodri, Bobb, Stones

Time and date: 5.45pm GMT on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

TV channel and live stream: ITV4