- The FA Cup third round draw took place live on the BBC on Monday night.
- Man United got a great away draw, while Man City prepare for a local derby
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Gary Neville joked that Pep Guardiola “will be sacked in the morning” after Manchester City faced Class 92-backed Salford City at home in the FA Cup third round.
Pressure is building on Guardiola after defeat to Liverpool on Sunday made it six defeats out of seven for the reigning Premier League champions in all competitions.
Liverpool fans booed him in the closing stages saying he was going to be sacked and he responded by holding up six fingers to represent his Premier League titles.
And Neville, who co-owns League Two Salford City along with former Manchester United teammates Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and David Beckham, couldn’t resist a jibe at City’s expense.
Salford are in the third round for the first time in the club’s history and will now look to go toe-to-toe with the ailing Premier League champions, who lost to Manchester United in last season’s final at Wembley in May, at the Etihad Stadium. in the second week of January.
“We wanted United because of our club owners, but we will stick with City,” said Salford City captain Curtis Tilt.
Gary Neville joked that Pep Guardiola “will be sacked in the morning” after Manchester City were drawn at home by Class 92-backed Salford City in the FA Cup third round on Monday.
Pep Guardiola is under pressure as City have lost six of their last seven games in total
Ryan Giggs is director of football at Salford, who are in the third round for the first time.
“We’ll go there and see if we can cause an upset.”
Meanwhile, Manchester United suffered one of the toughest possible draws as Ruben Amorim’s first FA Cup test will be against Arsenal.
United are the champions of this competition after Erik ten Hag engineered a clean sweep over Manchester City in May, but United will face a tough test of their credentials in January at the Emirates Stadium.
Non-league Tamworth, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, host Premier League side Tottenham, while Liverpool play League Two side Accrington Stanley at home.
National League side Tamworth are on a cup run after knocking out League One sides Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion in rounds one and two.
They now face their biggest match yet as they welcome Ange Postecoglou’s star-studded team to their 4,000-capacity Lamb Ground in the new year.
“We’re delighted with that,” Tamworth boss Andy Peaks said.
‘I wanted a draw at home. It will be sold out and there will be a great atmosphere. One we can really look forward to.”
Man United have been awarded a trip to Arsenal in Ruben Amorim’s first FA Cup test
Tamworth of the National League will host Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham in what is a dream tie
For Accrington Stanley, the draw evokes memories of the famous ‘Accrington Stanley, who are they?’ Ad featuring former Liverpool striker Ian Rush.
The slogan, which was used in a milk advert in the 1980s, has become synonymous with the club and has been, up to this point, the only link between Accrington and Liverpool as they have never met in a match before. competitive.
Dagenham & Redbridge, the only other non-league team remaining in the competition and at this stage for the first time in nine years, will face Championship side Millwall away from home, while League One promotion chasers Stockport County, will travel to Crystal Palace in the third round.
Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle have been drawn to Premier League rivals Brentford, while new Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy will be hoping for a home game against Queens Park Rangers.
Meanwhile, in a potentially fascinating twist, Ashley Young could play his son Tyler when Everton take on Peterborough.
