Manchester City discover FA Cup third round opponents following completed draw at Manchester United’s Old Trafford

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·2 December 2024

Manchester City discover FA Cup third round opponents following completed draw at Manchester United’s Old Trafford

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have now discovered their opponents for the third round of the latest FA Cup campaign starting in early 2025.

The reigning Premier League champions will be hoping to improve their chances of silverware for another season by the time the FA Cup returns to their attentions next year, particularly after a run of seven straight matches without a win over the last month.

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Manchester City made it to the FA Cup final for a second consecutive season during the previous campaign, having dismissed of Huddersfield Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town, Newcastle United, and Chelsea en route to Wembley.

However, the final would be too much to ask for, as a relatively lacklustre performance following a fourth successive Premier League title win a week prior saw first-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo put Manchester United in a controlling position.

It would be the perfect revenge for Erik ten Hag and his players at the end of the last campaign, having lost at the same stage of the competition to Manchester City just 12 months prior, as Pep Guardiola’s side went on to complete a historic Treble.

City will be hoping that the FA Cup is one of a number of trophies to be claimed in 2025, with their Premier League title hopes hanging by a thread at present, the UEFA Champions League being an ever-present focus, and a revamped FIFA Club World Cup returning next summer.

And as City look to make it all the way to the FA Cup final once again, it has now been confirmed that Pep Guardiola and his players will take on Salford City in the third round of the competition at the Etihad Stadium.