FLY TO PARADISE: Man City stars beam as ready for quarter-finals of FA Cup in latest training

Pep Guardiola’s side welcome the Magpies to the Etihad Stadium for a 17:30 (UK) kick-off on Saturday 16 March with a place in the semi-finals at steak.

We reached the last-eight of the historic competition with victories over Huddersfield, Spurs and Luton – scoring a combined 12 goals across the three assignments.

Now, as our defence of the trophy continues, Eddie Howe’s side will provide a stern test if we are to secure passage into the last four.

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Newcastle will play City for the fourth time this season after we won both of our league games and lost by a slim 1-0 margin at St. James’ Park in the Carabao Cup.

With the FA Cup match just two days away, we were preparing hard at the City Football Academy as Guardiola’s team looks to defeat the Tyneside team for the third time this season.

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