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Manchester City and Luton Town look to advance to the next round of the FA Cup

Current FA Cup champions Man City want to advance to the next round but visits Luton Town.

By Emmanuel Mendez

Luton Town and Manchester City reveal their starting line ups for FA Cup game.
Luton Town and Manchester City reveal their starting line ups for FA Cup game.
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The fifth round of the FA Cup game between Luton Town and Manchester City will be played at the Kenilworth Road. Both played each other earlier in the season in the Premier League at Kenilworth Road when Man City won 2-1 with goals from Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish. Adebayo gave Luton Town the lead in the first half of that game before Man City made the comeback. The winner of this game will advance to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

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Luton Town lost 4-1 last week in the Premier League against Liverpool at Anfield. Luton have lost their last three games and lost their last two home games in the league. They suffered a 3-1 loss to Sheffield United and a 2-1 loss to Manchester United. Luton are in this FA Cup round after defeating Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park thanks to a late winner by Cauley Woodrow. Luton Town is looking for its first win after four games of being winless since the 4-0 win against Brighton in the Premier League.

Manchester City is the current FA Cup holders after beating Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final last season. Man City has won their last two Premier League games by beating Brentford and Bournemouth 1-0. Man City are in this round of the FA Cup after beating Tottenham thanks to a late winter by Ake. Man City is still aiming for another treble as they are second in the Premier League with 59 points and only a point below Liverpool, the league leaders. Man City is winning its tie against Copenhagen in the Champions League round of 16. To keep another treble dream alive, they will have to beat Luton Town today to advance to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

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Luton Town and Manchester City's starting XI's

Luton Town starts with Krul in goal with a back three of Burke, Mengi, and Bell. Ogbene, Lokonga, Clark, and Doughty will be the four-man midfield. Chong and Morris will play behind Woodrow.

Man City starts with Ortega Moreno in goal, followed by a back four of Walker, Stones, Akanji, and Ake. Kovacic and Nunes will be the holding midfielders. De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Grealish will play behind Erling Haaland.


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