FA Cup fourth-round draw coming up, published at16:45 9 January.

See how the draw unfolded and immediate reaction The tie is scheduled to take place between 4-7 February. Manchester City will host Fulham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

City to host Fulham in FA Cup, published at17:06 9 January.

He's the best head coach in the world, it's what I feel. 'But Pep keeps me involved in everything. 'It's nice to have this feeling again,' he ended. He then stepped up to become their academy technical director, later taking the same role at City before joining Guardiola in the dugout. The Spaniard last took charge in 2012 at Liverpool. It's a 100% win rate then for Borrell on the touchline at City, some nine years since he last took charge of a game. 'We were losing it a bit at the end of the first half, insisting some concepts that we wanted to keep in place.' 'At half-time we had a short conversation,' said Borrell. He said: 'Rodo go with what you believe and what you feel and if for whatever reason you need, you can call me anytime.'Īlthough the conversations were kept to a bare minimum during the game, the pair did speak at half-time to remind the team of their duties. 'We planned the game together, as we always do. He'd already mentioned that Guardiola would be on the phone. 'I haven't been able to speak to him because I ran out of battery,' he replied. After taking the team for Friday's FA Cup win, with manager Pep Guardiola at home after a positive Covid-19 test, I asked Rodolfo if he'd spoken with the boss. I'd hope by now Rodolfo Borrell, Manchester City's assistant manager, has found his phone charger.

'It's nice to have this feeling again', published at07:23.

Swindon had to get everything perfect, they couldn't and the game ebbed away from them. Their passes, vision and goals were as fluid as ever.

In the end there wasn't really the drama perhaps some wanted, or expected, and Manchester City were professional to the end.

Most of them even train with the first-team squad regularly so it's not even as if they have to build a connection instantly. The academy at Manchester City is moulded in the same vision as the first team so they play no differently. Great respect to Swindon and the FA Cup was shown with a strong starting XI, a team that would happily be considered 'strong' had it started in the Premier League.Īnd when the youngsters did begin to come on once the Blues had gone 3-0 up, it was seamless. Seven first-team players out with Covid-19 wasn't really going to be an issue for Manchester City - their strength in depth is well known, and they put it to good use.

Professional to the end, published at09:01.Want more transfer news? Read Monday's full gossip column Manchester City's Tommy Doyle has ended his spell with Hamburg, but the 20-year-old midfielder is set for another short-term move away from Etihad Stadium this month.

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