1 Tottenham Hotspur Peterborough United
2 Brentford Doncaster Rovers
3 Middlesbrough Manchester City
4 Stoke City York City
5 Notts County Forest Green Rovers
6 Huddersfield Town West Bromwich Albion
7 Sheffield United Queens Park Rangers
8 Milton Keynes Dons Burnley
9 Chelsea Watford
10 Nottingham Forest Birmingham City
11 Preston North End Colchester United
12 West Ham United Arsenal
13 Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers
14 Portsmouth Coventry City
15 Sunderland Barrow
16 Wigan Athletic Hull City
17 Everton Carlisle United
18 Sheffield Wednesday Crystal Palace
19 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 Blackpool Ipswich Town
21 Fulham Swindon Town
22 Torquay United Brighton & Hove Albion
23 Scunthorpe United Barnsley
24 Southampton Luton Town
25 Bristol City Cardiff City
26 Reading Liverpool
27 Millwall Derby County
28 Plymouth Argyle Newcastle United
29 Leicester City Swansea City
30 Bolton Wanderers Lincoln City
31 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
32 Manchester United Leeds United

Il Manchester affronta il Leeds per la prima volta dal 2004, quando cominciò la lenta crisi del Leeds. Molto bella l' "intervista" di Ferguson in proposito sul sito del Manchester:

Sir Alex relishing Leeds' return

Sir Alex Ferguson is looking forward to renewing rivalries with an old foe when Leeds United come to Old Trafford in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Leeds' fall from the Barclays Premier League to League One obscurity began six seasons ago and the Reds' manager admits he's missed the derby-like intensity – on and off the pitch – of clashes with the men from over the Pennines.

"I don’t need to spell out to Manchester United fans and players what Leeds games have meant over the years," said Sir Alex, at a press conference to preview the first meeting between the sides since February 2004.

"They were fantastic, feisty occasions every time we met, there was always a tinge of hostility hovering around the game and we always told the players to behave themselves on the pitch.

"I used to enjoy the games – they made us perform. We had some great games at Leeds because the atmosphere was always electric and our record was good – I think we only lost once there. They were two competitive teams then, but it’s a different United team now, and we just have to make sure we play our normal game.

"They’re bringing 9,000 fans, so it will be a brilliant atmosphere and a fantastic cup tie."

Sir Alex has been impressed with the job Simon Grayson has done as manager of Leeds, who are eight points clear at the top of League One, having

il leeds era una squadra che mi piaceva parecchio, memorabile la sua partecipazione alla champions 2000/2001.

finalmente dopo un po' di tempo riuscirò a vedere una partita del mio vecchio amore del boro.

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una speranza, un desiderio: antonio conte, il nostro ferguson

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