• Pellegrini field young side whether FA Cup fifth round tie is on Sunday 21 February
• City travel to Dynamo Kyiv in Champions League three days laterManuel Pellegrini says he will field a weakened Manchester City for the FA Cup fifth round tie at Chelsea whether the Football Association choose to stage it on 21 February,three days before the Champions League last-16 trip to Dynamo Kyiv.
The City manager pointed to Chelsea’s first leg at Paris Saint-Germain, which is on 16 February, or the preceding Tuesday,making the point that whether the FA Cup tie were on the Saturday each club would gain three days’ break either side of it.
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Source: theguardian.com