Huddersfield coach Wagner hungry to serve up City upset

Huddersfield coach David Wagner is feeling hungry for an FA Cup upset against Manchester City tomorrow.

Club chairman Dean Hoyle said the fifth-round tie at a sold- out John Smith’s Stadium was a welcome distraction before the serious business of Tuesday night’s home match against Championship promotion rivals Reading.

But Wagner, whose inform side have emerged as serious automatic promotion contenders, admitted to feeling greedy when asked which game he would prefer to win.

“Does it sound like I’m being too hungry when I say I’d like to have both?” he said. “When Huddersfield Town plays against Man City is it realistic Huddersfield will win? No it isn’t. It’s unrealistic in my opinion. Is it possible? Yes it is possible because it’s football.”

Wagner’s side climbed to within four points of secondplaced Brighton in midweek, with Championship leaders Newcastle a further point clear. Since early December, they have won 12 of their 15 games in all competitions, losing only once, and Tuesday night’s 3- 2 victory at Rotherham was their sixth on the bounce.

Such statistics suggest Town could join City in the Premier League next season and end a 45-year wait for top-flight football.

“We’re not comparable with Manchester City,” the German said. “I don’t know how many steps and levels are between us and them.

“But I think this is why everybody loves the cup.”