First ever competitive match between Exeter City and Man City
Grecians' fans are making the long trip up North for the FA Cup game
It'll be the first time Exeter City have played Manchester City today in a competitive match – as the Grecians head up north in the FA Cup third round.
The Devon side have never faced the North West side in their 125 years except in pre-season friendlies.
Speaking to the Man City website, Trustee of the Exeter City Football Club Museum Martin Weiler said: "Drawing Manchester City leaves us with just two clubs we’ve never faced out of the current 92 league clubs.
“We have never played Arsenal before and the other is Bromley, but that’s because they only recently became a league side.
“From a historical perspective, drawing City in the FA Cup is a tremendous tie for us as we tick off another team we have never met competitively.
"Everyone’s very excited. I think at the third round stage, you either want a lowly side at home to give you a chance of progressing and gaining more prize money or get a standout away fixture – and Manchester City ticks a lot of boxes.
“The fact we’ve never met before, the status of Manchester City and the Etihad Stadium are all reasons to be excited for our fans – that plus that it is almost exactly 20 years since we travelled up in our thousands to Old Trafford when we played Manchester United as a non-League club and famously held them to a 0-0 draw."