This has been a disastrous season for Man City and Pep Guardiola, but the vibe around the club is that the future remains bright. Ahead of their FA Cup fifth-round clash, just how bright is it?

Manchester City is planning to overhaul its squad for the upcoming season, and one of the positions set for changes is the goalkeeper. Pep Guardiola has requested the signing of Diogo Costa, current goalkeeper for Porto, as a replacement for Ederson, who may depart in the summer after several years guarding the Citizen's goal.

The Man City boss is reportedly keen on bringing back a player who left the Etihad Stadium in 2020 and has been flourishing away from the Premier League in Germany

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Omar Marmoush's hat-trick against Newcastle stole the headlines for Manchester City but Pep Guardiola was left purring over another of his new signings, Nico Gonzalez.

Manchester City star Nico Gonzalez insists he is not a like-for-like replacement for Rodri. The Spanish midfielder has been asked to fill the sizeable boots of his injured compatriot since joining City in a £50million deal from Porto in January.

Pep Guardiola lavished praise on one of Manchester City's January signings but it wasn't mutually exclusive to hat-trick hero Omar Marmoush.

Pep Guardiola said Nico Gonzalez’s performance against Newcastle showed the Manchester City signing can be a ‘mini-Rodri’ for his new side. City got back to winning ways in the Premier League in emphatic fashion with a 4-0 home win courtesy of a 15-minute hat-trick from Omar Marmoush.

Omar Marmoush claimed the headlines but Pep Guardiola also praised the role of his “mini-Rodri ... Gonzalez, the £49.9million recruit from Porto, shone on his first league start in the City midfield, providing a measure of control sorely missing ...