The Mail on Sunday

Little Guiseley fear City — but not Jose!

- By Stephen Davies

TAKING swipes at Jose Mourinho has become something of a national pastime — even Guiseley joint-manager Russ O’Neill can’t resist joining in.

The National League North side take on Fleetwood in round two of the FA Cup tomorrow evening, just minutes after the draw for the third round has been held. And O’Neill is in little doubt with whom he wants to see tonight’s winners paired.

‘Certainly not Manchester City,’ he said, ‘We don’t want Pep Guardiola anywhere near us because he’s a magician. We’ll take Man United away.’

For the West Yorkshire side to reach the third round for the first time they first have to defy a 76-place gulf in football’s pyramid by seeing off Joey Barton’s Fleetwood. ‘It’ll be a tough game against tough opposition,’ said O’Neill. ‘It’s a big ask. You can’t say we want it more than them because the prize of a tie against Premier League opposition is such a huge one for all of us.’

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