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Guardiola Confirms Nico O’Reilly Will Play in Man City’s FA Cup Semi-Final
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that young midfielder Nico O’Reilly will be part of Manchester City’s squad for their FA Cup semi-final clash against Nottingham Forest in April.
The City boss made this known after his team’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
Guardiola praised O’Reilly’s performance, describing his impact as exceptional. The youngster had already caught attention earlier in the competition by scoring twice against Plymouth.
“Nico scored two goals against Plymouth, and his impact today was outstanding,” Guardiola told ITV. “He is going to play in the semi-final for sure!”
City secured their spot in the semi-finals thanks to goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush. They will now take on Nottingham Forest, who progressed after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Brighton.
Next up for the Premier League champions is a league fixture against Leicester City on Wednesday.
Chelsea player Enzo Fernández is in discussions to join Manchester City. This information was revealed by Fabrizio Romano, who shared that the two clubs are discussing a potential deal.
He wrote: “Enzo Fernández has a verbal agreement with Manchester City on personal terms.
“Deal depends on club-to-club decision, as #MCFC have not sent an official bid yet, but contacts will take place soon; decision on price is up to Chelsea.
“Enzo could be out again this weekend.”
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca mentions his captains for the team. He mentions Rúben Dias and Erling Haaland.
He shared “We have experienced players. For sure, we have leaders. Now we need to wait four or five more days until the transfer window closes to see if we can add one or two more captains to Ruben [Dias] and Erling , who at the moment are the two captains.”
Maresca confirmed the pair as part of his leadership group ahead of the 2026/27 season, with two more captains expected to be selected after the transfer window closes.
Chelsea manager speaks on the team and shares thoughts on considering a change in goalkeepers, giving another goalkeeper, Mike Penders, a chance.
“Penders is part of the squad, so he has an opportunity. We will decide and then I am giving the team tomorrow to the players, so I prefer to respect that they know first.”
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