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FA Cup could be Guardiola's best chance of debut silverware at Man City

It's been more than two years since Manchester City faced a team from outside of the top flight in the FA Cup. It was a shock result, too, as then-Championship Middlesbrough took a 2-0 victory away from Manuel Pellegrini's team at the Etihad in January 2015.

The fans haven't had an away trip to a lower league side in the competition for even longer -- it was a 1-1 draw at Blackburn in Pellegrini's debut campaign, back in January 2014.

To get a win when playing away at a team from outside the top flight in the FA Cup, City fans have to think back over seven years.