With such frequent cup clashes on top of the usual Premier League meetings – the next of which is at the Etihad Stadium this Saturday – it begs the question; are their fans bored of each other? Freddie Pye, BBC Sport’s Manchester City fan writer, doesn’t think so.
“I feel as though perhaps because there’s a different feeling around such games compared to the Premier League scheduling that they feel slightly more unique, in a way,” says Freddie.
“There’s also an element of surprise with these fixtures though, and with Newcastle now being able to put up a really stern test and the true threat of knocking us out of cup competition, it usually makes for a nice encounter.”
His Newcastle counterpart, Charlotte Robson, isn’t so sure. “We joked in all our group chats that after comprehensively beating Aston Villa, we’d end up with Manchester City away in the FA Cup,” she reveals.
“It was just supposed to be a joke, not a premonition. I rang my dad’s house just after the draw was announced and heard wailing in the background. Here we go again.”
Overall, this is the 17th time the two clubs have been drawn together, meaning they still have some way to go to match England’s most common cup tie; Arsenal versus Liverpool, who have thrashed it out 27 times.
