Wed Jan 10, 2018 8:31 pm
Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock expects the prospect of playing Manchester City to make the FA Cup replay against Mansfield an "old fashioned Cup tie".
Wednesday 10th Jan 2018
The Bluebirds face Mansfield on Tuesday, 16 January after a 0-0 draw in front of 6,378 in Cardiff.
But Warnock says interest will increase with the winners playing the Premier League leaders in the fourth round.
"They are probably the best team in the world at the moment so it's fabulous for Mansfield and ourselves," he said.
"I think it makes for a better second game anyhow with so much at stake.
"There'll be a great atmosphere - no disrespect to our fans, but 6,000 in our stadium was really a low-key afternoon atmosphere-wise.
"At Mansfield our fans will make themselves heard and Mansfield will probably fill their side so it should be a good old-fashioned FA Cup tie."
Warnock would like to pit himself against Pep Guardiola's runaway Premiership leaders, and will name as "strong a team as I can" against Mansfield.
"If we beat Mansfield, I can see us having a 30,000 crowd"