CARDIFF CITY V MANCHESTER CITY
Where: Cardiff City Stadium When: Sunday, January 28 (4pm). What is the latest team news? Cardiff City: Long-term absentees Aron Gunnarsson, Matt Connolly, Lee Peltier and Danny Ward will miss the visit of Man City while Lee Camp and Craig Bryson are also unlikely to be involved. But the Bluebirds do have winger Kadeem Harris back from injury. Manchester City: Kyle Walker is in contention to feature after Pep Guardiola revealed the defender has recovered from the head injury he suffered in the second leg of his side’s Carabao Cup semi-final contest with Bristol City on Tuesday. Elsewhere, Gabriel Jesus, Benjamin Mendy, Phil Foden and Fabian Delph all remain sidelined with long-term problems. What have the managers said? Neil Warnock (Cardiff City): “They’re lovely to watch. When you can buy the best players in the world, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to be successful. Pep is improving his team each year, but I’m not sure it’s not to the detriment of English football that Man City and Man United are spending lots of money. My favourite player in the country is David Silva, has been for years. He’s not even one of their top players! Pep Guardiola (Man City): “I saw Mansfield v Cardiff and realised immediately the way they play, they do it quite well. My staff know more than me. They are third in the championship. We are playing away. It will be tough. We have to defend high because if we defend the box they are so strong.” What are the latest betting odds? Cardiff City win 9/1, Draw 10/3, Man City win 3/10 Referee: Lee Mason.