Man City vs Salford City live early team news plus kick-off time and how to watch

Manchester City are heavy favourites against Salford City this evening as they look to avoid an almighty FA Cup giant-killing.

City welcome their League Two opposition to the Etihad on the back of two wins in a row as they look to continue turning their form around.

Salford are flying high in League Two under the ownership of the famous 'Class of '92' including Gary Neville, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.

Pep Guardiola could welcome back Ederson from injury, but Ruben Dias and John Stones are not yet ready. Oscar Bobb has returned to training but this game is likely to be too soon.

Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates and post-match reaction from the Etihad.

The transfer of Abdukodir Khusanov to City is done, as David Ornstein reports. First signing of a busy January window sorted, initial £33.5m and he’ll join immediately to be part of Pep Guardiola’s squad.

As we build towards kick-off, here's a look at today's top City stories on the Manchester Evening News.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the FA Cup third round clash between Manchester City and Salford City at the Etihad Stadium.

Stick with us for build-up, updates and reaction throughout the day.