Wigan could spoil City’s run
Quadruple talk must wait until Monday
London – Manchester City are sweeping all before them this season but talk of a possible unprecedented quadruple might need to be postponed at least until after Monday’s trip to FA Cup bogey side Wigan Athletic in the fifth round.
Roberto Martinez’s relegation-bound Wigan upset the odds to beat Roberto Mancini’s City in the 2012-13 FA Cup.
Not only that, but the following season Wigan went to Etihad Stadium and repeated the feat, winning a quarter-final 2-1 against a side that weeks later would be crowned Premier League champions under Manuel Pellegrini.
Those days seem a long time ago for Wigan who are vying for promotion back to the second-tier of English football.
City, meanwhile, are scaling new heights with Pep Guardiola working his magic.
They are 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League, are on the verge of the Champions League quarter-finals and next week will play Arsenal in the League Cup final.
Tottenham Hotspur, who like City were impressive in the Champions League this week, drawing 2-2 with Juventus, will also be wary of slipping on a banana skin when they travel to Rochdale who currently prop up League One (third-tier).
The fifth round action begins today with Chelsea at home to Hull City and Leicester City taking on Sheffield United.