Chris Sutton has now shared his prediction for the FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Huddersfield on Sunday.
The 50-year-old made the comments when writing for the BBC.
So, what did Chris Sutton write about the FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Huddersfield? Let’s take a look…
Chris Sutton predicts Manchester City vs Huddersfield
Well, the man from Nottingham is unsurprisingly predicting a simple win for Pep Guardiola against Darren Moore at the Etihad Stadium.
Sutton wrote: “There is not even a sniff of a shock at Etihad Stadium, though, where holders Manchester City will beat Huddersfield without breaking sweat.”
The Terriers currently sit 21st in the Championship, so you can understand why the BBC pundit is so confident of a Manchester City win.
Huddersfield are on a run of two wins in 14 outings across all competitions.
However, the FA Cup is a tournament famed for playing host to giant killings, so anything could happen.
Guardiola could hand out some full Manchester City debuts
While Guardiola will be keen to avoid showing any disrespect to Huddersfield by naming a weakened lineup, there could be a few full debuts in line for some of the City Football Academy’s finest.
Micah Hamilton was already handed a goalscoring debut in the UEFA Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade, and we believe Mahamadou Susoho, who came off the bench in that 3-2 win in Serbia, could make his full debut on Sunday.
Max Alleyne – who Guardiola admitted was close to coming off the bench in Serbia as well – is another who could start against Huddersfield, in our view at least.
Hopefully, some City Football Academy graduates get a chance to play against the Terriers – who will miss out on an £85,000 payment along with Manchester City.
If Rico Lewis and Phil Foden are anything to go by, more world class talents could be right under Guardiola’s nose at the Etihad Stadium.
