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FA Cup Fourth Round Draw Sets Up Old Trafford Reunion For Former Manchester United Star

Manchester United will host Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

United vs Reading was the fourth game drawn by Karen Bardsley and Emile Heskey when the FA Cup round four draw was made on Sunday.

It will see former United midfielder Paul Ince return to Old Trafford.

Ince, who played close to 300 games for United between 1989 and 1995, has been manager of Reading since February 2022.

Reading beat Watford 2-0 in round three, after United had seen off Everton 3-1 on Friday.

Reading manager Paul Ince pictured in January 2023

Reading manager Paul Ince will take his team to Manchester United in round four of the FA Cup

Tottenham will also face Championship opposition in round four. Spurs will travel to Preston North End.

Meanwhile, Manchester City or Chelsea will take on Oxford United or Arsenal.

Liverpool or Wolves will go to Brighton.

FA Cup Fourth Round Draw

  • Preston North End vs Tottenham
  • Southampton vs Blackpool
  • Wrexham vs Sheffield United
  • Ipswich Town vs Burnley
  • Manchester United vs Reading
  • Luton or Wigan vs Grimsby Town
  • Derby County vs West Ham
  • Stoke City vs Aston Villa or Stevenage
  • Blackburn Rovers vs Forest Green or Birmingham
  • Walsall vs Leicester City
  • Sheffield Wednesday vs Fleetwood
  • Manchester City or Chelsea vs Oxford or Arsenal
  • Bristol City or Swansea vs Chesterfield or West Brom
  • Brighton vs Liverpool or Wolves
  • Fulham vs Sunderland
  • Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley vs Cardiff or Leeds