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Gary Rose
BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford

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The controversy over Manchester United's late winner will dominate the headlines in the aftermath of their FA Cup win against Leicester but what also should be noted is the performance of Alejandro Garnacho.

Linked with a move away from the club during the winter window, he brought the spark United had been so badly missing in a lacklustre first half.

Brought on for the start of the second half, he immediately had the Leicester defence concerned by his pace and creativity and had a goalbound effort superbly cleared off the line.

But he played his part in Manchester United's equaliser, his cross leading to Rasmus Hojlund having a shot blocked and then Joshua Zirkzee firing home the loose ball.

"He changed everything," boss Ruben Amorim said of Garnacho, after he had been dropped for the Manchester derby in December.

"He trains really well. He stayed in the bench five games in a row and every time he came on the pitch he was a different guy, receiving the information and playing.

"So, it's simple things. It's not a big thing. I am really happy. You can see it. I think he's improving."

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will probably make some changes with his side's Champions League tie against Real Madrid coming up on Tuesday, but he won't just field a load of kids.

Instead it will probably be Kevin de Bruyne and Jack Grealish who come into the side, so City are hardly going to be lacking experience.

Leyton Orient have already been one of the stories of this season's FA Cup, thanks to goalkeeper Josh Keeley, who went up for a stoppage-time corner in their second-round win over Oldham and scored a 99th-minute equaliser to force extra time, then Dan Agyei got their winner in the 121st minute.

Orient went on to knock out Championship side Derby County on penalties in round three to earn this tie, but I feel a bit sorry for them because they won't be at full strength here.

They had a good January in terms of making signings but lots of the new players won't be eligible here, and they have some injuries to contend with too.

Saturday's loss at home to Stockport County was their first defeat in 13 games and while they have been in excellent form, they have lost a bit of momentum.

Their manager Richie Wellens is a boyhood Manchester United fan who started his career with the Reds and would love to get one over City, but I don't see it happening for him.

City won't get as many as they did against Salford City in round three, but they are going through. Orient will get a goal, but that's all.

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Manchester City winger Kayky has re-joined Brazilian side Bahia on loan until June.

The Brazilian spent the first half of this season in Holland, on loan at Sparta Rotterdam and made seven appearances in all competitions.

He was at Bahia in 2023, scoring three goals in 28 appearances.

The 21-year-old has only made two appearances for City, both in the 2021-22 season, and will now spend the rest of the season on loan in Brazil.

Nat Hayward
BBC Sport journalist

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at League One Leyton Orient (12:15 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Guardiola said "maybe some" players will come back from injury for this game, but "we'll see". Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Ederson, and Nathan Ake all returned to first-team training this week.

• He said new signing Nico Gonzalez is "really important": "It's a position where we were weak after the absence of Rodri. A young player, 23 years old, who can play number six and number eight and more in the pockets. [He has] physicality - he's a strong young boy."

• Guardiola said to "look to the politicians" when discussing the racial abuse received by City women's player Khadija Shaw: "Unfortunately, it is all around the world, and football is another expression. I support her, like I support all people who receive abuse in terms of racism [and] gender."

• On the lack of regular football for £100m Jack Grealish and other sidelined players: "I'm so sorry they doesn't get the minutes that maybe they deserve but at the end, the contributions from Jeremy [Doku] or Savinho have been massive this season. This is the only reason why. It's not personal, or I don't like Jack, or I don't have confidence in him."

• On whether Leyton Orient can cause trouble for City: "Yeah, of course. Always we've had problems away in this competition to teams in the Championship or League One or even League Two. Always we struggle. But we are ready for the challenge. Every game is a new opportunity."

• He is trying to balance the FA Cup tie with preparations for a Champions League play-off first leg against Real Madrid next Wednesday: "Of course I have an eye to Madrid but Leyton Orient deserve my attention; always it has been like that. Otherwise, we would not get the amount of semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup that we had in the past five or six years. Tomorrow, after the game, we will come back early to Manchester, and after that we have time to start to talk."

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Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter

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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has not had an easy transition to life at Old Trafford.

When he first spoke to United chief executive Omar Berrada, he asked if he could delay his arrival until the summer and was told 'it's now or never'.

The issues created by Amorim trying to implement a new system, with players largely not used to it, at a time where, initially, there were no free midweeks to work on it, have led to a strange mix of results. Victories against Manchester City and Arsenal, plus a creditable draw at Liverpool, have been combined with five home defeats, the latest against Crystal Palace last weekend.

"It's a little bit harder for me to cope with than the board because the board already know," he said. "I explained all the risks. Everything that has happened I explained to the board, and they said the same thing, 'We need to start now'.

"We are doing that. But I understand in this moment with a lot of losses, especially at home, the environment is really hard, but I feel the support of the board. I'm not the slightest bit worried about that.

"It's just the pain of losing - that is the hardest thing to cope with. You have difficult moments, where it is hard to sleep but even in the good or bad moments, my idea is so clear and I make the same decisions without any other concerns.

"On the other side, I know we need to survive in this moment, because in football when you don't win, you have problems."