Pep Guardiola hopes for some luck as Man City prepare for familiar foe

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Pep Guardiola accepts luck could play a key part as Manchester City prepare to face Newcastle for a fifth time this season.City travel to St James’ Park in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday having already played the Magpies twice in the Premier League and in a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final 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.

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00:00It's what it is. We know each other quite well.

00:03Do you expect maybe more of a tactical battle between the two managers then?

00:08Tactical?

00:09Yes.

00:09We know each other. No surprises.

00:11It's not even the first time this season.

00:14So how many times with Newcastle and how we played?

00:20A lot.

00:22This morning Eddie Howe says that he needs all of his players to be at their best

00:25and maybe a little bit of luck as well.

00:27How do you ensure that luck never plays a part in this game?

00:31Yes, important.

00:32When the margins are so tight, luck is important.

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