Manchester City will fly to Abu Dhabi to play a friendly and enjoy a week of warm-weather training following the Premier League fixture at Newcastle United on 12 January providing there is no replay after Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie with Blackburn Rovers, reports The Guardian. If Manuel Pellegrini's squad do travel to the emirate they will play against Al Ain on 14 January to open the Arabian Gulf League champions' new stadium, the Hazza bin Zayed.
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