After overcoming the festive flaws, the world Champions embark on the FA Cup--a competition they have not won for a little over 3 seasons(and it's painful!) In that time, United have reached the final twice and lost. It's getting to that time where the absence of that trophy will be felt so it's time United did something about it.
For a change, this time we shall not have Aston Villa in the third round--it's a trip to St Marys' Stadium to face a once formidable opponent in Southampton.
Now, complacency aside, United should put this game to bed with at least half an hour to spare.
Unfortunately though Mr. Sir Alex might just field a weakened side that will throw a bit of FA Cup romance in it (underdogs winning) or a strong United side will treat the match as a training session where players laugh after missing chances.
Hopefully though, none of that will happen. The most important thing is to avoid something called a repaly as this will make it impossible for us to schedule our games in hand in the league. We must put away at least one game in hand this month as we are likely to pick up another if we reach the Carling Cup final.
Team news; MUTV has it that Tevez will not fly into Manchester until Sunday so maybe he'll just be saved for Wednesday. Gary should take up right-back while Nani and Anderson who were not seen anywhere around OT on Monday should start. Kuscazk(Sp), I expect will start in goal while Rio may not be fit yet. However, I hope to see the likes of Rooney, Vida, Carrick and Scholes on pitch. Unfortunately for us fans, we have to wait till Sunday for the fixture--I mean we shall play our tie even after the fourth round draw has been made!
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