Yeovil cheers United glamor FA Cup tie
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English minnows Yeovil Town has hailed a second FA Cup clash in four seasons against Premier League giant Manchester United as a 鈥渟pecial moment.鈥
The lowest-ranked side left in the competition will face Jose Mourinho鈥檚 side later this month at Huish Park, where the 12-time winner won 2-0 in 2015, thanks to goals from Ander Herrera and Angel Di Maria.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I could pick anyone better to go up against in the world we live in at the moment,鈥 boss Darren Way told the club鈥檚 official website.
鈥淚t was an extraordinary achievement to get to the fourth round and to get Manchester United is a special moment for the club.鈥
鈥淚 want everyone to enjoy it and embrace the fantastic challenge. The players and supporters deserve it. It鈥檚 going to be a magical day.鈥
Fellow League Two side Newport will entertain Tottenham and Exiles manager Mike Flynn said the match would be a boost for the club鈥檚 finances.
Mansfield, another club from the fourth tier, has the carrot of welcoming Pep Guardiola鈥檚 Manchester City to Field Mill if it can overcome Cardiff at home in a replay. There are guaranteed to be at least two all-Premier League ties, with Liverpool once more at home against West Brom and Southampton facing Watford at St Mary鈥檚.
The 1987 FA Cup winner Coventry鈥檚 reward for ousting Stoke in the third round is a trip to League One outfit MK Dons.
Nottingham Forest, which knocked holder Arsenal out on Sunday and announced the appointment of Aitor Karanka as its new manager on Monday, visits Hull.
On Monday, Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson praised the video assistant referee (VAR) system after its debut in English competitive football.
Brighton鈥檚 Glenn Murray scored a late winner in the home side鈥檚 2-1 FA Cup third-round defeat of Palace but, with suggestions of handball, there was confusion among players, fans at the ground and TV viewers over whether VAR had any influence on the decision.
According to Hodgson and Brighton manager Chris Hughton, match referee Andre Marriner had been in contact with fellow official Neil Swarbrick, working with VAR from a London studio, about the goal.
鈥淲e had suspicions. The people close to it seemed to be incensed, and from our angle it looks as if he鈥檚 guided the ball in with his arm,鈥 Hodgson said.
鈥淵ou鈥檝e got to congratulate the system: when you watch it lots of times like they鈥檝e been able to do, from different angles, it would have been very harsh (to disallow it). It was a genuine goal, and the referee was helped by the fact he had Swarbrick in the VAR studio making a judgement that鈥檇 help him out, so I have no complaints.鈥
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