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  1. How FA Cup fifth-round draw panned outpublished at 19:21 10 February

    The draw for the FA Cup fifth round has been made. Here is a list of all the ties involving Premier League teams in the order they were drawn.

    Games will be played over the first weekend of March.

    • Aston Villa v Cardiff City

    • Crystal Palace/Doncaster v Millwall

    • Man Utd v Fulham

    • Newcastle v Brighton

    • Bournemouth v Wolves

    • Man City v Plymouth

    • Exeter/Nottingham Forest v Ipswich

    See the full draw

  2. Ask our pundit: Send in your questions for Nedum Onuohapublished at 18:26 10 February

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    Is there something you want to ask about a Premier League club?

    Former Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha is ready to answer your burning questions and give his thoughts on some of the biggest talking points for a special Q&A.

    Submit your questions here and come back on Thursday for his answers

  3. 🎧 'Anything could happen'published at 16:38 10 February

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    The latest episode of BBC Radio Manchester's The Devils' Advocate podcast has landed.

    Gaz Drinkwater and Joe McGrath look back at the win over Leicester City in the FA Cup and Ruben Amorim's post-match comments, and ahead to Tottenham in the Premier League.

    Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

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  4. Players returning for Citypublished at 16:25 10 February

    Simon Stone
    Chief football news reporter

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    Nico Gonzalez, Ederson, Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku are all training before Manchester City's Champions League encounter with Real Madrid.

    Ederson, Ake and Doku have all missed recent games through injury.

    Gonzalez had been a doubt after being substituted in the first half of Saturday's FA Cup win at Leyton Orient.

    Oscar Bobb was not training.

  5. Ratcliffe and Glazers 'not expected' at Law's funeralpublished at 15:25 10 February

    Simon Stone
    Chief football news reporter

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    Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family are not expected to attend Denis Law's funeral at Manchester Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon.

    Manchester United's United States-based co-owners did not go to Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral at the same venue in November 2023.

    Sir Dave Brailsford will be present as ownership/INEOS representative. With former manager Sir Alex Ferguson also due to be in attendance.

    Law is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history and is honoured alongside Charlton and George Best in the Holy Trinity statue outside Old Trafford.

    He scored 237 goals in 404 appearances, putting him third on the club's all-time scoring list.

  6. City players must 'step up' after Walker exit - Diaspublished at 14:06 10 February

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    Manchester City defender Ruben Dias says other players must "step up" after captain Kyler Walker's exit in January.

    Walker joined AC Milan after winning six Premier League titles at City under Pep Guardiola, having joined the club from Tottenham in 2017 in a £50m deal.

    "He was a big personality, especially at times like this," Dias said before Tuesday's play-off round first leg against Real Madrid.

    "He was always one to show up, show his face and be there for the team.

    "He was a player we all relied on. He's not here now, so it's time for another one to step up."

    Walker's pace has helped him perform impressively against Madrid forwards Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe in the past, but Dias believes City have options to cope.

    "We don't know who's going to play [on Tuesday] but we have options to replace Walker, he added.

    "But it's the collective that will make the difference and we don't focus on any individual player of our opponent.

    "We know they have the special ability to be more flexible maybe than most other teams.

    "The more solid we can be, the more comfortable we will be in the game."

  7. Guardiola on 'deserving' a play-off, job security and Real Madridpublished at 13:10 10 February

    Nat Hayward
    BBC Sport journalist

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Champions League play-off first leg against Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium (20:00 GMT).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Guardiola says he "still has doubts about injuries" but did not comment specifically on new signing Nico Gonzalez, who went off injured on his debut at Leyton Orient on Saturday.

    • On results in the league phase causing City to face a play-off: "We have not done quite well, we deserve to be where we are. The draw is the draw and we accept the challenge. When you finish 22nd out of 24, you cannot ask for any favours. We didn't get enough points to even be close to the [top] eight."

    • On the challenge posed by Real Madrid: "Their front players are exceptional. They have the ability for short, long passes so we have to impose our game. They are top of the league and fighting against Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. We will have to make two good games to beat them."

    • When asked if poor results make him fear for his job, Guardiola said: "No. I don't know if a doctor or an architect will be asked about his position. I am here because of what I have won in previous seasons. I don't think I am going to be thrown out on to the street."

    • On what beating Real could mean for City's season: "If we win it will be a big boost for the remainder of the season. I know how we want to play, I know they are looking forward to the game tomorrow. We cannot forget that a decade ago we weren't here."

    • On playing the first leg at Etihad Stadium: "It's always better to have the game at home second with your own people, but we didn't deserve it."

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    Listen to live BBC Radio 5 Live commentary of Man City v Real Madrid on Tuesday

  8. Leyton Orient 1-2 Man City - the fans' verdictpublished at 09:59 10 February

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    We asked for your views on Manchester City's victory against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup.

    Here are some of your comments:

    John: Lethargic as usual. Very lucky to go through. We need to get the ball quicker up to the forwards before the defence has chance to settle.

    Andrew: Plenty of players rested but enjoyed the game. Thought Khusanov played well and showed a good combination with Stones. Literally a touch of class from De Bruyne - who else? Lewis is great but needs Stones or Dias behind him for security. Sorry to see Nico go off and that hip will be sore - very unlucky.

    Abdullah: Not the best performance. You can see that Marmoush needs time to settle. A lucky win. We are struggling against teams we shouldn't be but all in all a good win and it kept us safe from a shock (for now).

    Zuhaan: City need to convert their chances and prevent counters from the opposition. It's a massive shame that Nico Gonzalez had to go off. I was really looking forward to watching him play. I am really happy that Khusanov got his first goal for City. We could have been so much better but at least we were resilient enough to come back. City should really go for the FA Cup this season as it is always nice to have silverware.

    Brian: This was a struggle from the first minute. Man City did have positive attempts on goal but Grealish was unconvincing with the ball and his distribution is poor. City were clearly at sea in defence and a swift ball into the box is a weakness point. We won but not in a convincing fashion. This was a good opportunity to gel players who are new to the club. The uneven surface probably contributed to the loss of possession at times. City can and must do better.

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