Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has insisted that stiff competition for squad places is a dilemma he welcomes.

Strikers Alvaro Negredo, Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero were all on target during Wednesday evening's 5-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup, but the Sky Blues boss is pleased with his team's depth.

"For me that's not a problem," Sky Sports News quotes him as saying. "It's a problem when you don't have the players to choose.

"Alvaro and Edin Dzeko are in a very good moment, it's very important for the team that Sergio comes back today and he scores in this game. We have so many games in the future we have no problem with the three."

City will play Watford at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup.