Jamie Donley vows to rattle Manchester City as Leyton Orient dream of cup shock

Jamie Donley managed only two touches when he faced Manchester City last season but is ready to help Leyton Orient try to produce an almighty FA Cup upset on Saturday.

City’s trip to the high-flying Sky Bet League One club is one of the most eye-catching fourth-round fixtures, with Pep Guardiola’s faltering side forced to return to London six days after being thrashed 5-1 by Arsenal.

Tottenham loanee Donley made his professional debut as a late substitute in Spurs’ 3-3 draw at the Etihad Stadium during the 2023-24 campaign and the 20-year-old cannot wait to pit his wits against Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland again.

“Yeah, it was one of the best moments of my life, obviously being a Tottenham fan that will always be a special moment and how proud my family were with me,” Donley told the PA news agency.

“Hopefully I get more touches in the game! You never know, I might not touch the ball but it will be a great experience for us and hopefully we give them a good challenge.

“It will be exciting but I won’t be looking up to them in the game. I will run after them, try to kick them, try to get the ball off them and win the game ultimately because that is what we are there to do.

“Obviously it will be a good moment for the club, but in my mind I am definitely thinking about trying to win and getting through to the next round.”

Donley has frequently been tipped as one to watch and after a successful last season, where he played four times for the first team and helped the club’s under-21s to Premier League 2 success, he moved to Orient in August.

After a strong pre-season under Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou, Donley was immediately thrown in at the deep end by Os boss Richie Wellens with starts against Charlton,