Sheffield United playing big underdog role against Manchester City
It has been 15 years since a team from outside the Premier League reached the FA Cup final.
Four days later, Sheffield United can seal a return to the lucrative Premier League with a home win over West Bromwich Albion in the second-division Championship. For manager Paul Heckingbottom, the run to the FA Cup semi-finals – which has included wins over Hollywood-owned Wrexham and Premier League team Tottenham – has simply been a “break from the league.”
“We are not daft, we know we have to focus on playing one of the best teams in the world. We’re not being silly about it,” Heckingbottom added. “We know we have to have them having an off day and for us to be at our very best, maybe beyond that, to do it. But we’re going to relish it, give it a real go.”
He will likely view a match against a second-division team as the easiest in City’s remaining schedule, so expect a run-out for slew of fringe players. Yet they will still be established internationals, such as England players Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker, Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez and Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, who won the World Cup in Qatar and is back-up to Erling Haaland.
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