Man City eye FA Cup success to save troubled season

MANCHESTER City face Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals aiming to keep alive their last chance of silverware in a turbulent season.

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City are 4th in Premier League's big guns still standing as Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Brighton headline the FA Cup's year of the underdog.

Here is a look at the key storylines ahead of this weekend's action:

Bournemouth threat to troubled Man City

In danger of ending their first season without a major trophy since 2016-17, Manchester City will head to Bournemouth with some trepidation after losing at the Vitality Stadium earlier this term.

When Pep Guardiola's men were beaten 2-0 by Bournemouth in the Premier League in November, it was the first time in their history that City had lost to the Cherries.

The shock loss foreshadowed City's astonishing decline as they won just one of their next 11 games in all competitions.

After six English titles in the past seven seasons, City - languishing in fifth place in the Premier League - have been reduced to battling to qualify for next season's Champions League and avoiding their first season without silverware since Guardiola's maiden year in English football management.