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LIVE: Swansea vs Manchester City

LIVE: Swansea vs Manchester City

9' Swansea break on the counter down the left flank as Grimes releases Morris. He skips away from Garcia and cuts a ball back across the edge of the box. Rodri has to track back to prevent it reaching the onrushing Dhanda.

7' Swansea clear their lines from Gundogan's corner, but City recycle possession and the German takes control on the right flank. He lines up an ambitious cross with the outside of his boot that is claimed by Woodman under his bar.

6' Mendy collects the ball down the left flank and launches a deep cross into the box. Manning has to be alert at the back to head behind for a corner.

4' Jesus receives treatment and returns to the field, although his condition will need monitoring.

3' Jesus goes down after shooting as he appears have injured himself in the process. There was no contact from a Swansea player on the Brazilian.

2' SAVE! Jesus runs at the Swansea defence cutting in from the left flank before lining up a powerful drive on his right foot. Woodman watches it all the way and beats it away from danger.

1' We're underway at the Liberty Stadium.

Manchester City have won 12 of their last 14 meetings with Swansea in all competitions (D2), including each of the last six in a row.

Guardiola has made seven changes to his side that beat Liverpool last time out. Sterling, Gundogan, Rodri and Silva all retain their places. Steffen comes in between the posts as Ederson drops to the bench. The Spaniard changes his entire back four, which sees Walker, Garcia, Laporte and Mendy all start. Zinchenko, Cancelo and Stones drop to the bench, while Ruben Dias is rested. Jesus and Torres slot into the final third in place of Foden and Mahrez.

Swansea recorded an important victory of their own last time out, beating Norwich 2-0 on home soil. Cooper has made five changes to his side from the win. Latibeaudiere and Cabango slot into the defence to replace Naughton and Bennett. Manning gets the nod on the left flank to replace Bidwell. Hourihane and Ayew are rested as Dhanda and Morris start in the final third.

MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: John Stones, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riyad Mahrez, Joao Cancelo, Ederson, Phil Foden, Tommy Doyle, Claudio Gomes, Adrian Bernabe.

MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Zack Steffen; Kyle Walker, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy; Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.

SWANSEA CITY SUBS: Ryan Bennett, Andre Ayew, Conor Hourihane, Morgan Whittaker, Paul Arriola, Jake Bidwell, Kyle Naughton, Kieron Freeman, Lewis Webb.

SWANSEA CITY (3-4-3): Freddy Woodman; Ben Cabango, Joel Latibeaudiere, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Jay Fulton, Ryan Manning; Jamal Lowe, Yan Dhanda, Jordan Morris. 

Manchester City have won the FA Cup only once since the arrival of Pep Guardiola. They defeated Birmingham City and Cheltenham Town to advance to the fifth round, and they're on course for another deep run in the competition. City are firing on all cylinders at the moment after beating Liverpool 4-1 in the Premier League last time out. Another victory today would extend their winning run to 15 matches in all competitions.

Swansea City have overcome Stevenage and Nottingham Forest in the competition to date to reach the fifth round. The Swans are looking to progress to the quarter-finals for only the fourth time in their history. They achieved the feat in back-to-back years in 2018 and 2019, and although Steve Cooper's men are performing well in the Championship, a cup run would be welcome by the club. However, challenges do not come much bigger than City.

Good evening and welcome to the FA Cup fifth-round match between Swansea City and Manchester City at the Liberty Stadium.

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