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Pep Guardiola explains Man City substitutions against Cheltenham

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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola felt that Manchester City needed more quality in the final third as they trailed Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.

The Blues were staring at the biggest upset of the manager's five years at the club when Alfie May stabbed home from a Ben Tozer long throw on the hour-mark, leading to first-team regulars Ruben Dias, Ilkay Gundogan and Joao Cancelo all being brought off the bench for the closing moments.

City's plan worked, with Cancelo's cross finding Foden for the equaliser in the final 10 minutes before goals from Jesus and Ferran Torres completed the turnaround.

Guardiola bemoaned the chances his side had wasted prior to the opener that may well have made life a lot easier against the League Two opposition,.

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