Goalkeeper James Trafford "is going to play" in the cup game as Guardiola hinted there will be high squad rotation. He said: "All the players who didn't play [at Crystal Palace on Sunday] are going to play, plus some from the academy."

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is set to miss his usual Friday news conference, sources have told ESPN, with assistant coach Kolo Touré taking over media duties ahead of the Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.

Pep Guardiola is missing Manchester City's Friday press conference ahead of the weekend's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace due to a 'personal issue'

Pep Guardiola is happy with how the season has panned out so far but believes there’s more to come from his ever-flourishing side.

There are few head coaches with a stylistic fit that is more closely analogous to that of City's current manager