City march on but Pep knows it will be all change for Forest test

PEP Guardiola made 11 changes from the Premier League win over Tottenham as Plymouth Argyle came to the Etihad.

- By SIMON BAJKOWSKI

After a 3-1 comeback win that booked City's place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, it would be a surprise if he did not make another 11 for the top flight trip to Nottingham Forest next week.

A win is a win, and City ultimately proved too good for Plymouth.

It was another battle though that exposed some of the flaws that certain individuals have been having all season.

It would be churlish not to give credit to City for a victory that moves them to within one game of another Wembley trip.

They may have had to do it the hard way, wasting 87 per cent of possession in the opening minutes with a lack of attacking threat before marking poorly from a corner to allow Maksym Talovyerov to allow the Championship strugglers to dream again.

Conquerors of Brentford and Liverpool in previous rounds, this was no given for City and going behind was a costly reminder.