Gary Neville aims dig at Pep Guardiola after FA Cup third round draw pits Salford against Man City

Salford City co-owner Gary Neville aimed a cheeky dig at Pep Guardiola after the League Two side were drawn away to Manchester City in the third round of the FA Cup.

The Premier League champions have lost six and drawn one of their past seven matches and their hopes of retaining the title took a battering with Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at runaway leaders Liverpool, which ended with home supporters taunting Guardiola with chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning.”

Neville took his cue by posting a message about Guardiola on X after Monday night’s cup draw which read:

Salford, who are 15th in English football’s fourth tier, were taken over 10 years ago by Neville and his former Manchester United team-mates in the Class of 92 – brother Phil, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs, so will be more motivated than most to achieve an improbable upset.

Curtis Tilt, the Salford City captain, said of his side’s trip to the Etihad: “Absolutely delighted, couldn’t have asked for anything better really. We wanted United for the owners of our club but we’ll take City. We’ll go there and see if we can cause an upset.”

Arsenal face holders United

In a draw unusually rich with engaging storylines, the two most decorated teams in FA Cup history will go head to head at the Emirates Stadium after 14-time winners Arsenal were drawn against Manchester United.

Ruben Amorim’s new club can equal Arsenal’s record by retaining the trophy Erik ten Hag won last season, but they have one of the toughest starts imaginable with a trip to London in January.

Accrington Stanley will face the club they were unfavourably compared to in a 1980s milk advert in another appealing David versus Goliath tie at Anfield, while Chelsea are at home to Morecambe, currently the bottom club of the 92 in League football.

Two teams from non-league remain, both from the National League, and the draw was kinder to Tamworth who will host Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham, hoping their current run of beating the best teams before faltering to inferior opposition continues into the new year.

Andy Peaks, the manager of Tamworth, said of the upcoming visit of Tottenham: “Happy with the draw, we wanted it to be at home. A Premier League club – the magnitude is absolutely brilliant, wo we are delighted with that. The town will be absolutely buzzing for it. It will be sold out and there will be a great atmosphere. It is one I really look forward to.”

Dagenham and Redbridge make a short trip to south London to play Championship Millwall. “It could be a tough tie,” said Dagenham’s manager Ben Stevens. “It will be a great game. great occasion for the football club and not too far away.”

It was also a dream draw for this season’s League Two debutants Bromley FC, who appear in the third round for the first time in their 132-year history. They will be travelling north for a first ever match against Newcastle United.

Harrogate, who are 17th in League Two, make the short trip to Championship high fliers Leeds United. Simon Weaver, the Harrogate manager, said: “It’s an amazing draw for us. What an experience it’s going to be – Elland Road. We won’t need an overnight stop, which will please the board. It could be an absolutely magical experience for the boys.”

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Third-round draw in full

Arsenal vs Manchester United
Aston Villa vs West Ham United
Birmingham City vs Lincoln City
Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Brentford vs Plymouth Argyle
Bristol City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea vs Morecambe
Coventry City vs Sheffield Wednesday
Crystal Palace vs Stockport County
Everton vs Peterborough United
Exeter City vs Oxford United
Fulham vs Watford
Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers
Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers
Leeds United vs Harrogate Town
Leicester City vs Queens Park Rangers
Leyton Orient vs Derby County
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
Manchester City vs Salford City
Mansfield Town vs Wigan Athletic
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Millwall vs Dagenham & Redbridge
Newcastle United vs Bromley
Norwich City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest vs Luton Town
Preston North End vs Charlton Athletic
Reading vs Burnley
Sheffield United vs Cardiff City
Southampton vs Swansea City
Sunderland vs Stoke City
Tamworth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Wycombe Wanderers vs Portsmouth

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Holders United travel to the Emirates

The biggest match of the round is undoubtedly Arsenal vs Manchester United. There were audible gasps in the small crowd as Dion Dublin drew out United.

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And that concludes the draw

Some big ties to come in January.

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Tie 32

Crystal Palace vs Stockport

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Tie 31

Fulham vs Watford

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Tie 30

Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers

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Tie 29

Sheffield United vs Cardiff City

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Tie 28

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Town

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Tie 27

Leeds United vs Harrogate Town

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Tie 26

Birmingham City vs Lincoln

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Tie 25

Wycombe vs Portsmouth

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Tie 24

Everton vs Peterborough

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Tie 23

Newcastle United vs Bromley

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Tie 22

Coventry City vs Sheffield Wednesday

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Tie 21

Brentford vs Plymouth

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Tie 20

Leicester City vs QPR

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Tie 19

Sunderland vs Stoke City

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Tie 18

Hull City vs Doncaster

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Tie 17

Tamworth vs Tottenham

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Tie 16

Mansfield vs Wigan

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Tie 15

Bournemouth vs West Brom

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Tie 14

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn

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Tie 13

Chelsea vs Morecambe

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Tie 12

Preston vs Charlton

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Tie 11

Bristol City vs Wolves

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Tie 10

Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley

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Tie 9

Millwall vs Dagenham & Redbridge

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Tie 8

Man City vs Salford

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Tie 7

Norwich City vs Brighton

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Tie 6

Aston Villa vs West Ham

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Tie 5

Reading vs Burnley

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Tie 4

Leyton Orient vs Derby County

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Tie 3

Exeter City vs Oxford United

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Tie 2

Arsenal vs Manchester United

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Tie 1

Southampton vs Swansea City

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It’s time!

After the chit-chat and video montages, it is finally time to get started.

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When will the FA Cup third round be played?

The matches drawn tonight will take place over the weekend of January 11/12, 2025.

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Here we go!

The draw will take place at Old Trafford, home of the holders Man Utd. Mark Hughes and Dion Dublin are on hand to pick out the team balls.

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How Tamworth earned the result of round two

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Ball numbers

1. AFC Bournemouth 2. Arsenal 3. Aston Villa 4. Blackburn Rovers 5. Brentford 6. Brighton & Hove Albion 7. Bristol City 8. Burnley 9. Cardiff City 10. Chelsea 11. Coventry City 12. Crystal Palace 13. Derby County 14. Everton 15. Fulham 16. Hull City 17. Ipswich Town 18. Leeds United 19. Leicester City 20. Liverpool 21. Luton Town 22. Manchester City 23. Manchester United 24. Middlesbrough 25. Millwall 26. Newcastle United 27. Norwich City 28. Nottingham Forest 29. Oxford United 30. Plymouth Argyle 31. Portsmouth 32. Preston North End 33. Queens Park Rangers 34. Sheffield United 35. Sheffield Wednesday 36. Southampton 37. Stoke City 38. Sunderland 39. Swansea City 40. Tottenham Hotspur 41. Watford 42. West Bromwich Albion 43. West Ham United 44. Wolverhampton Wanderers 45. Salford City 46. Charlton Athletic 47. Exeter City 48. Leyton Orient 49. Bristol Rovers 50. Dagenham & Redbridge 51. Accrington Stanley 52. Lincoln City 53. Tamworth 54. Birmingham City 55. Mansfield Town 56. Peterborough United 57. Stockport County 58. Wycombe Wanderers 59. Morecambe 60. Bromley 61. Doncaster Rovers 62. Reading 63. Harrogate Town 64. Wigan Athletic

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FA Cup third round draw

Hello and welcome to coverage of one of the great occasions in the English football - the third-round draw of the FA Cup.

Fans of National League club Tamworth would have gone to bed dreaming of being drawn against a Premier League team after beating League One Burton on penalties on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Bromley will play in the third round for the first time in their history after fighting back to beat Solihull 2-1 in a replay of last season’s National League play-off final.

Dagenham and Redbridge will also fly the flag for the National League after getting the better of League Two AFC Wimbledon.

Manchester United are the FA Cup holders after they shocked Man City in the final. Last month, Tyrell Malacia revealed Casemiro gave his FA Cup winners’ medal to him after missing most of last season through injury.

“Of course, I wanted to be there to support everyone but, for me, the most difficult part was to be up there with the guys (for the trophy presentation), because I wasn’t part of the team during the whole process,” he told The Athletic.

“I was like, ‘I’m staying down here and you guys just enjoy it, then I’ll see you in the dressing room’. He [Casemiro] was like, ‘Nah, you have to go up there as well’. And if someone with that kind of experience tells you that, you’re listening.

“They [the squad] said, “At the end of the day, you’re still part of the team.” I’ve been in a dressing room the whole season and seen everything.

“They know how hard I’ve been working every day to come back to the team and everything, so they said you deserve it as much as we do.

“Like I said before: if he gives you that [medal], you just listen!”

Stay with us for all the build-up and latest news.