Oxford City Manager Ross Jenkins has spoken about the challenges of facing Sporting Khalsa in the Fa Trophy on Saturday as his side look to carry their fine league form in a cup run.

It’s been a week since the Ross Jenkins’ men stepped on to the field, a rarity for City at this stage of the season and Jenkins is eager not to let complacency creep in.

“It’s been a nice break but at the same time we need to keep the momentum going, we’re treating this like a proper game and we’re giving 100%.

“We don’t want an upset. We have a few boys on international duty but that hasn’t affected what we’ve done in training.

“It’s back to business on Saturday and we need to put a good performance together.”

Facing a side two league below traditionally throws up all sorts of issues for sides, and Jenkins is aware of the threats that Khalsa pose.

“We must address it properly and if you don’t you will get bitten. They have threats and they have a gameplan that they want to execute but so have we.

“It will an interesting battle and we’re looking forward to it. We want to keep the momentum going and the spirits high, the past few games have been really good, in terms of performances and we want to keep that going.”

An upset is something which City fans will have bad memories of. Last year the side were beaten by lower league opposition in Chelmsford, the year prior to that, Plymouth Parkway but Jenkins is eager to put the past defeats behind the side.

“It’s a difficult competition and there are always upsets on the cards, we have been on the wrong end of a few of those, Plymouth Parkway still haunts me.”

With so many of the players still in the squad from those past upsets, the management staff are emphasising the need to be fully prepared for a tough test.

“That’s the message: We have to train properly this week. The intensity has to be good; it’s got to be even better because we are missing a few boys. But the boys who have stepped in, I’m more than confident that they can put in a good performance.

“The key is that we address it like a proper game because it’s going to be a difficult game. We’re not going to take anything for granted, it doesn’t matter what level you play at.

“When the whistle goes, we’re going to try and stop them play and they will try to stop us.”

With the prospect of a game at Wembley in the final of the trophy in the back of Jenkins’ mind, it’s the one-game-at-a-time mentality which he is trying to drill into the players as he looks to reintegrate some of the boys who have missed minutes over the past few weeks.

“It’s a good chance for us to get some players back on the pitch who have recovered from injury, like Chi for example. We can use it to the best of our ability, and we can keep momentum. We’re not going to take anything lightly. We’re going to put out a competitive side and try to beat them and give them the respect they deserve.

“We don’t have a massive squad, we’ve had injuries, boys are returning from injuries and boys are away for international duty. But they boys who are here are working really hard and today was a prime example of that. They worked and trained really hard and with great attitude and that’s the minimum requirement.”