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Originally Posted by Damien
Why do you think that? I think United would have the same chance if not more so as they would be more likely to be motivated.
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There's something very different about an FA Cup game. It's the tournament where a non-league side can dump a premiership team out. It's the magic and unpredictability of the FA Cup. The League Cup just does not have that mistique.
I can't describe it but it's as if the fact a game is in the world's greatest domestic football tournament that evens the odds a lot more.
When it comes to the early rounds of the FA Cup I'd much rather United draw one of the other big 3 clubs than a lower-league side. The underdogs have nothing to lose and everything to play for. I used to hate it 10 years ago when United always used to get picked to play Wimbledon. A team full of superstar internationals and they'd still beat us.
I don't think anything is ever certain in an FA Cup game. If United lost to a lower league team in that tournament I would be disappointed but not too disheartened - it's the nature of the FA Cup.