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Huddersfield boss Wagner: Win over Man City ‘unrealistic’ but ‘possible’

Huddersfield Town head coach David Wagner is going into this weekend's FA Cup clash with Manchester City with a positive mindset.

The Terriers, currently third in the Championship, host Pep Guardiola's in-form City at John Smith's Stadium in the fifth round of the cup on Saturday and a hopeful Wagner is ready to take the game head-on.

Huddersfield chairman Dean Hoyle commented that the match will be a 'welcome distraction' ahead of Tuesday's meeting with fellow promotion hopefuls Reading, but Wagner is not about to settle for just one good result.

He told Sky Sports News HQ: "Does it sound like I'm being too hungry when I say I'd like to have both?

"When Huddersfield Town plays against Man City is it realistic that Huddersfield will win? No it isn't.

"It's totally unrealistic in my opinion.

"Is it possible? Yes it is possible, because it's football and nobody knows the result before a game.

"We will play this game with total freedom because it's a different competition, we don't have to worry about anything."

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