The Football Association (FA) have defended the ball used during Manchester City’s victory over Plymouth Argyle, following criticism from Pep Guardiola. Following City’s 3-1 FA Cup victory over the Championship side on Saturday,

Manchester City beat Championship side Plymouth Argyle 3-1 in the FA Cup on Saturday but it could've been more comfortable had Pep Guardiola's men converted more of their 29 shots on goal

Pep Guardiola has taken the Mikel Arteta route of criticising the Mitre balls used in the FA Cup after Manchester City made hard work of beating Plymouth on Saturday. City will face Bournemouth in the quarter-finals after eventually triumphing over Argyle but they had 20 off-target shots against the Championship side.

Pep Guardiola has echoed Mikel Arteta's concern with domestic cup competition equipment. The Arsenal boss famously raised eyebrows when he attributed his side's defeat to how the Carabao Cup ball (made by Puma) felt compared to a Premier League ball (made by Nike).

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has criticised the balls used in England's domestic cup competitions. His comments follow those of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who was ridiculed earlier in the season when he expressed his anger over the ball being used in the Carabao Cup after a defeat against Newcastle in the semi-final.

Pep Guardiola has said the ball used in the FA Cup is "not right" after his Manchester City team struggled in front of goal during their 3-1 win over Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.