Pep Guardiola will field a "serious team" against Bristol City for their FA Cup fifth round encounter but such has been the frenetic nature of Manchester City’s fixture schedule he’s been unable to complete his homework on the Robins.
City welcome the Premier League champions to Ashton Gate on Tuesday night having not lost their last 12 games and with confidence and self-belief at a level that they, at the very least, can provide Guardiola’s all-star line-up with a proper cup tie.
The visitors are competing on three fronts; locked in a Premier League title race with Arsenal, as just two points separate them, while they have the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against RB Leipzig in just over a fortnight, plus the FA Cup where they have despatched Chelsea and the Gunners to reach the fifth round.
