Manchester City: With only success in the FA Cup to chase we see the product of the club’s failed summer recruitment, ill fortune with injury and the ravage of time to a core of Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering squad. Jamie Jackson reports …

With 7,800 Plymouth fans expected to make the journey to the Etihad for a tie that must be decided tonight following the scrapping of FA Cup replays, their team’s Northern Irish goalkeeper Conor Hazard has stressed the importance of his side doing their best in the face of extremely daunting opposition and will be well prepared for a penalty shootout should the outcome be determined by spot-kicks.

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