Nothing to learn on Toon insists Pep

PEP Guardiola accepts luck could play a key part as Manchester City prepare to face Newcastle for a fifth time this season.

- By ANDY HAMPSON

City travel to St James’ Park in the FA Cup fifth round today having already played the Magpies twice in the Premier League and in a two-legged Carabao Cup semifinal this term.

All those games have come in the last four months, with Newcastle winning on Tyneside in the initial league encounter but City succeeding in the other three.

Guardiola feels the two sides have little to learn about each other.

will be full focus on the FA Cup as City bid to reach a fourth successive final.