Tranmere Rovers 0-3 Manchester United LIVE – FA Cup fourth round updates
-Harry Maguire gives Man Utd the lead with a superb effort which takes a slight deflection
-Diogo Dalot soon makes it 2-0 with a fine finish from just inside the area
-Jesse Lingard curls home from just inside the area to end the tie as a contest
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Team news
Tranmere: Davies, Ridehalgh, Monthe, Morris, Ferrier, Jennings, Caprice, Perkins, Blackett-Taylor, Clarke, Danns
Subs: Pilling, Mullin, Gilmour, Payne, Hepburn-Murphy, Wilson, Woods
Man Utd: Romero; Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Jones, Shaw; Matic, Pereira, Lingard; Martial, Greenwood
Subs: Grant, Bailly, Williams, Fred, Mata, James, Chong
Match preview
Manchester United will look to bounce back from Premier League defeat to Burnley against Tranmere in the FA Cup fourth round.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under pressure but will not be using the pitch at the League Two side as an excuse despite its poor condition.
He said: “You’ve got to be prepared for it and concentrated and focused. Of course anything can happen.
“The last few years in Norway there has been loads of AstroTurf games and also I remember playing on those types of pitches myself.
“Now when there is AstroTurf players get lazy in their heads because the bounce is always the same, but for me this is a great test of your mentality and character.”
Solskjaer also believes facing Tranmere reflects the ‘beauty of the FA Cup’ in that a side such as the Red Devils can face opponents from several leagues lower.
He added: “That’s the beauty of the FA Cup.
“Their fans were bouncing on Thursday night and their stadium was rocking and they must have been on such a high, but being a Man United player wherever you go it’s a big cup final for whoever you’re playing against.
“Whether you’re in the Premier League or the FA Cup and that’s what our players are used to, that type of atmosphere when you go away, so we will be up for it.”
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