Man City will extend their eight-year boycott of FA Cup kits in the third round of the Huddersfield cup.

The FA Cup holders Manchester City will start this season’s campaign with a third round clash at home to Championship side Huddersfield Town on Sunday afternoon

When Manchester City begins their FA Cup defense on Sunday, they will carry on with their boycott of Emirates sleeve patches.

On Sunday afternoon at 2pm, Pep Guardiola’s team takes on Huddersfield Town, a Championship team, with strong odds to advance. Additionally, the Daily Mail claims that they would emphasize their allegiance to club sponsor Etihad, in accordance with protocol that has been in place since the 2015–16 campaign.

The business is seen as Emirates’ direct competitor in the aviation sector. Furthermore, City has long refused to wear the traditional rectangular red patches and competition emblem on their sleeves, despite the latter being the primary sponsors of the oldest domestic cup competition in England.

In fact, only the Red Devils wore the marking in the previous season’s final against Manchester United, which City won 2-1 thanks to Ilkay Gundogan’s double, which featured a goal in under 13 seconds. And in their 6-0 victory over Watford three years prior, the Citizens even made fun of Emirates.

The team is renaming its sponsor on the front of the shirt from “Etihad Airways” to “Choose Etihad.” They can’t, however, ignore these perceptions because on the two instances that City has won the renowned trophy under Guardiola, Emirates ribbons have been tied to it.

Additionally, the Spanish manager addressed the media during his pre-game news conference on Friday. However, he did disclose that midfielder Rodri might not be available after a death in the family he did so amid a backdrop of Emirates signs.

Though it’s unclear when Erling Haaland will be able to fully recover from a foot injury, the treble winners shouldn’t have any issues against a team ranked twenty-first in the second division. Guardiola’s club has won back-to-back games against Everton and Sheffield United in the Premier League since winning the FIFA Club World Cup.