Manchester City's Fernandinho is expecting a tough battle against Aston Villa at Villa Park in the FA Cup fourth round this weekend.

City do not have much time to recover from their gruelling midweek Capital One Cup encounter against Everton as they now prepare to square off against Villa on Saturday.

Given Villa's current struggles, City are expected to stroll their way through the clash despite a host of injury problems but midfielder Fernandinho believes that his side will be in for a surprise if they decide to take Remi Garde's outfit lightly.

The Brazilian said: "It's always difficult when you have had a game in midweek to get to a final. It's hard to keep concentration but our team is very experienced to control this.

"We know the FA Cup is important for the team and fans. Villa is a tough team, on a tough pitch in a tough stadium.

"They are not having a good time in the Premier League but in 90 minutes anything can happen. We have two days to prepare and will see which players the manager chooses."