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Manchester United are set to face League Two opponents Newport County within the upcoming fourth spherical of the FA Cup.
United superior to the subsequent stage of the competitors after beating Wigan Athletic 2-0 on the DW Stadium earlier this month.
Targets from Portuguese duo Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes ensured Wigan didn’t spring up any surprises on the Pink Devils.
The FA Cup draw occurred earlier than the sport and it emerged that Erik ten Hag’s males would face both Newport County or Eastleigh.
The primary match between the 2 sides resulted in a 1-1 stalemate and so a replay was essential.
The second recreation which was performed on Tuesday evening noticed Newport beat Eastleigh 3-1. Targets from Aaron Wildig, James Clarke and Will Evans have been sufficient to sink Eastleigh.
United have confirmed through the membership’s official web site that they are going to journey to Rodney Parade on Sunday 28 January to conflict towards the Exiles.
The affair will kick off at 16:30 GMT and shall be broadcast dwell on BBC One and BBC iPlayer within the UK.
It’ll be the primary time ever within the membership’s wealthy historical past to return up towards Newport in a aggressive fixture. The United Reserves performed them in a pleasant again in 2004.
Graham Coughlan’s aspect are nevertheless not utterly new to the FA Cup and its magic. The Exiles reached the fifth spherical through the 2018/19 marketing campaign after beating Leicester Metropolis and Middlesbrough.
They have been solely stopped of their tracks by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis.
Curiously, Coughlan is a boyhood United fan. He informed reporters earlier than the replay at Eastleigh, “I truly shed a number of tears after we acquired beat within the 1979 FA Cup last [by Arsenal].”
“I used to be solely a bit of nipper and my dad would inform me. I needed to wait till ’83 for the replay towards Brighton to see United raise a trophy for the primary time.”
“Then ’85 and the Norman Whiteside objective towards Everton. All these reminiscences, the cup runs and the success they’ve had. That was rising up as a child.”
Little doubt Coughlan shall be dreaming about doing the unthinkable by beating United.
