Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium
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Man City, six-time FA Cup champions, last lifted the trophy in 2019 and will hope to channel their scintillating recent performances into a cup-winning run to potentially set up a treble-winning season, given their Premier League position and upcoming Carabao Cup final. But they must avoid an upset against Swansea here before they can begin dreaming of such successes this term. Follow live updates of the FA Cup fifth-round fixture below.
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Pep Guardiola's side have not lost a game in any competition since a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham in late November. This is a daunting challenge for Swansea.
Swansea came close to a memorable upset when they hosted City in the quarter-final of the FA Cup two years ago. The Championship side led 2-0 at the break, but a late resurgence from the visitors proved enough, with Sergio Aguero scoring the winner with a couple of minutes left to play.
Swansea make five changes to their starting XI after a big win over Norwich in the Championship last week. Striker Jordan Morris, on loan from Seattle Sounders, makes his debut, while former City youth prospect Joel Latibeaudiere starts.
Manchester City name a strong team, then, although there are several changes from Sunday's 4-1 win over Liverpool. In come Steffen, Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Mendy, Torres and Jesus.
Premier League leaders Man City have won 14 straight games across all competitions, having thrashed English champions Liverpool in the top flight last time out.
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