This weekend, Manchester United and Reading will play each other in the FA Cup fourth round for the first time since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as interim manager at Old Trafford in January 2019.
Since these clubs have rarely shared a division over the years, almost all of their previous encounters—aside from the six Premier League games that were played—took place in this competition.
Under Erik ten Hag, United have significantly improved this year, and after easily defeating Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their semi-final this week, they already have one foot in the Carabao Cup final. The manager will be eager to maximize the team’s chances of winning trophies by performing well in the FA Cup.
🏴 Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Malacia, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Fernandes, Rashford, Weghorst
🏴 Reading XI: Lumley, Hoilett, Baba, Yiadom, McIntyre, Holmes, Hendrick, Loum, Ince, Joao, Andy Carroll
