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🚨 BREAKING: Man Utd and Brighton name XIs for FA Cup showdown

Darren Fletcher's Manchester United are on the hunt to knock out fellow Premier League opposition today as they take on Brighton in the final day of FA Cup third round action.

The former Red Devil midfielder and current interim headmaster will want to build on a debut 2-2 draw against Burnley in the wake of replacing Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford.

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Fabian Hürzeler's Seagulls are once again looking to put together another credible season on the south coast, and would no doubt love a chance to eliminate arguably the biggest club in the English pyramid to set up a hopeful fairytale run.

Here's how the two sides will look on the day...

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Will Fletcher preside over a first win in command, or will Hürzeler heap more pressure on an English footballing institution?

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