Friday, 17 February 2017

Iheanacho gears up for Huddersfield Town tie



By Taofeek Babalola

Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho is working hard with a training session in the CFA sunset on Friday ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round test against Huddersfield Town.

Nigeria international has fallen down the pecking order in the Pep Guardiola's squad since the arrival of Gabriel Jesus in January. But Manchester City are without Jesus for Saturday's FA Cup at Huddersfield after the striker broke his foot this week.

The Brazilian's absence means Iheanacho is likely to lead the line although, with the Champions League resuming next week, top scorer Sergio Aguero is another option.

It means Guardiola is left with a selection headache as he looks to remain on course for his first piece of silverware at City.

Guardiola expects to make "some" changes but has not revealed whether the recently-dropped Claudio Bravo will be recalled in line with his previous tendency to rotate goalkeepers for cup matches.

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