FA Cup third round draw simulation pairs Man United with Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester as Arsenal receive a London derby and Pep Guardiola’s Man City get an easy-looking away day
- The real FA Cup third round draw will take place on Monday evening from 7pm
- In a simulation of the draw, Leicester City was drawn away from Manchester United
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The draw for this season’s FA Cup third round will take place on Monday evening from 7pm.
It will be broadcast live on BBC Two and all 20 Premier League teams and all 24 Championship teams will find out where their road to Wembley will begin.
But The sun couldn’t wait until 7pm so I decided to simulate the draw for a bit of fun.
The results were quite exciting, especially for Ruud van Nistelrooy as his Leicester City side were drawn away to Manchester United.
Van Nistelrooy scored 150 goals in 219 appearances for United during his playing career before returning to Old Trafford in a coaching role last summer.
He was then promoted to interim manager in October after United sacked Erik ten Hag.
The FA Cup third round draw will take place on Monday evening from 7pm
The draw will feature 64 teams, all dreaming of ending the season with a very famous trophy
A simulation of the draw saw Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester team with Manchester United
Van Nistelrooy oversaw four games in the United dugout, winning three – including two wins over Leicester – 5-2 in the Carabao Cup and 3-0 in the Premier League.
But Van Nistelrooy left United after Ruben Amorim was appointed as Ten Hag’s permanent replacement and took over the Foxes job at the end of last month.
The Sun’s simulated draw also provided a big match for Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney, whose current side got a home game against his boyhood club Everton.
Elsewhere, Manchester City were handed an easy-looking away draw at League One Mansfield – potentially a perfect result for Pep Guardiola’s men, who have failed to win any of their last seven games in all competitions.
Meanwhile, there was a high-profile London derby between Brentford and Arsenal.
Other notable matches included Charlton versus West Ham, Reading versus Liverpool and Preston versus Tottenham.
