Arsenal to Host Manchester United in FA Cup Blockbuster

Arsenal and Manchester United, the two most decorated clubs in the FA Cup, will clash in a high-profile third-round tie at the Emirates Stadium next month.

United, the reigning champions with 13 titles, will face Arsenal, record holders with 14 trophies, in a match scheduled for the weekend of January 11-12. The clash promises to reignite one of English football’s fiercest rivalries.

In other key fixtures, Manchester City, last season’s runners-up, will host fourth-tier Salford City, owned by the famous ‘Class of 92’ featuring David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, and others.

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English Premier League leaders, Liverpool will face League Two’s Accrington Stanley at Anfield, Chelsea take on League Two’s bottom-placed Morecambe, while Tottenham Hotspur travel to non-league Tamworth, one of only two National League teams still in the competition.

Arsenal to Host Manchester United in FA Cup Blockbuster

Other notable ties include Newcastle United visiting Bromley and National League side Dagenham & Redbridge taking on Championship club Millwall.

The FA Cup third round marks the entry of Premier League and Championship teams into the competition, joining 20 lower-league and non-league sides that advanced from earlier rounds.

This round has set up thrilling matches across the board, but the showdown between Arsenal and Manchester United undoubtedly takes centre stage. Fans eagerly await the renewal of this iconic rivalry in the world’s oldest football competition.

Draw in full:

Southampton v Swansea

Arsenal v Man Utd

Exeter v Oxford

Leyton Orient v Derby

Reading v Burnley

Aston Villa v West Ham

Norwich v Brighton

Man City v Salford

Millwall v Dagenham

Liverpool v Accrington

Bristol City v Wolves

Preston v Charlton

Chelsea v Morecambe

Middlesbrough v Blackburn

Bournemouth v West Brom

Mansfield v Wigan

Tamworth v Tottenham

Hull v Doncaster

Sunderland v Stoke

Leicester v QPR

Brentford v Plymouth

Coventry v Sheff Wed

Newcastle v Bromley

Everton v Peterborough

Wycombe v Portsmouth

Birmingham v Lincoln

Leeds v Harrogate

Nottingham Forest v Luton

Sheff Utd v Cardiff

Ipswich v Bristol Rovers

Fulham v Watford

Crystal Palace v Stockport

— Ties to be played January 9-13

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