10 things to look out for this FA Cup and Premier League weekend

Manchester City and Liverpool meet yet again while Eric Dier and Granit Xhaka continue along their redemption roads

You again: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (right) embraces Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp last Sunday before they meet again this weekend. Photo: PA Wire

1) City face rigours at business end 

It has been a physically and emotionally draining week for Manchester City. Pep Guardiola says City are “in big trouble” due to injuries picked up in their triumphant draw at the Wanda Metropolitano after Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker were forced off. Phil Foden spent most of the game sporting a bandaged head after a needlessly robust challenge from Felipe. Although some rejigging will be required for the second meeting with Liverpool in a week, the real challenge for Guardiola will be to refresh the team mentally for another season-defining match. The level of focus required at the Etihad on Sunday and in Spain on Wednesday will have been incredibly challenging for the players, many of whom played in both. An FA Cup semi-final is the kind of contest to sharpen the mind, although there will be no rest after. City face two games a week until mid-May so need to manage their bodies and minds carefully for the foreseeable. There can be no slip-ups. WU