PEP Guardiola is expecting a similar challenge from Oxford United when Manchester City return to the Kassam Stadium in the Carabao Cup tomorrow.

The Premier League side won 3-0 against the U's in the third round last season en route to successfully defending their title.

And they have been paired again with Karl Robinson's side in the quarter-finals.

Speaking ahead of the clash at a sold-out Kassam Stadium, he said: "It’s the same manager, they changed it a little bit (from) the way they played last season in the way they set up, but they play quite similar in terms of attack.

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"In one game anything can happen and we are going (there) like we did in the past – to try to win and go to the semi-finals."

Argentina striker Sergio Aguero did not feature in a strong line-up for last season's game, but has been pictured back in training this week after an injury.