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Manchester United had been handed an enormous draw within the third spherical of the FA Cup as Ruben Amorim’s facet set about defending their crown.
Amorim’s facet will journey to North London to face Mikael Arteta’s Arsenal in what’s undoubtedly the standout tie within the draw.
As reported by The Mirror, the date of the fixture has now been confirmed with respective tv shops deciding on their picks for reside showings.
It’s been introduced United will play the Gunners on Sunday January 12, with kick-off at 3pm. The match might be proven reside on BBC One.
United might be out for revenge as they return to the scene of the crime of Amorim’s first defeat as head coach of the Previous Trafford membership.
Arsenal handed Amorim’s males a 2-0 reverse this week with United unable to deal with the set piece energy of their hosts regardless of defending manfully in open play.
United might be determined to start out their defence of the well-known of trophy by not simply securing passage to spherical 4 however knocking out a key rival for the competitors within the course of.
Nevertheless, Arsenal are prone to begin the sport as favourites given their progress underneath Arteta lately.
The fixture continues an enormous begin to the calendar 12 months for Amorim, who takes his facet to Anfield the weekend previous to the cup conflict.
United’s unimaginable success within the competitors final season was unquestionably the spotlight of Erik ten Hag’s reign on the membership.
Liverpool had been dispatched in dramatic style within the quarter-finals earlier than United survived the largest of scares towards Championship facet Coventry Metropolis within the semi’s to arrange a mammoth Manchester Derby within the last.
Towards the chances, United pulled out their performance of the season to defeat Metropolis and safe their thirteenth FA Cup trophy because of objectives from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo at Wembley.
In actual fact, it’s solely Arsenal who boast extra wins within the competitors than United with a formidable 14 to their title.
The mouth-watering tie will definitely set the tone for one more sturdy run within the cup for both staff and will United get previous the Londoners it is going to be a notable feather within the cap for Amorim as he continues to mattress in, in Manchester.
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