The Reds have been paired with Wigan Athletic within the first away draw since Erik ten Hag took cost of the workforce.
An area recreation, with hopefully a sizeable away allocation, provides a little bit of sparkle to those events and, though we performed at Nottingham Forest within the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final final time period, and at Wembley, in fact, it is a long-awaited probability for travelling followers to relish the particular cup environment on the highway.
Our 193rd away recreation within the well-known competitors is our first since shedding 3-1 to eventual winners Leicester Metropolis in March, 2021. There have been no spectators current as a result of Covid restrictions, as was the case when beating Norwich Metropolis, so the final time the Purple Military cheered us on in an away FA Cup tie was again in March 2020.
Luke Shaw opened the scoring earlier than Odion Ighalo netted twice in a 3-0 victory towards Wayne Rooney’s Derby County within the fifth spherical.
