Guardiola seeks FA Cup revenge over Bournemouth after league loss sparked slump

Victory over the Cherries would mean City had reached the semi-finals of the knockout competition for a record-extending seventh consecutive season. But their last visit to the south coast club saw City, fresh from a record run of four successive English top-flight titles, suffer their first Premier League defeat of the season when they lost 2-1 in November. It was the start of a dramatic slump that saw City lose seven and win just one of their next 11 games, with Guardiola in no doubt about the impact of the defeat by Bournemouth.