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An Opportunity To Grasp - De Cordova-Reid Discusses Man Utd

Bobby De Cordova-Reid is hoping to conjure up a slice of FA Cup magic when we travel to Manchester United in the fourth round on Friday night.

2025-02-06T09:00+00:00

by Sam Jones

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06 Feb, 2025

An Opportunity To Grasp - De Cordova-Reid Discusses Man Utd

Bobby De Cordova-Reid is hoping to conjure up a slice of FA Cup magic when we travel to Manchester United in the fourth round on Friday night.

Sam Jones

2025-02-06T09:00+00:00

An Opportunity To Grasp - De Cordova-Reid Discusses Man Utd

Bobby De Cordova-Reid is hoping to conjure up a slice of FA Cup magic when we travel to Manchester United in the fourth round on Friday night.

Sam Jones

2025-02-06T09:00+00:00

An Opportunity To Grasp - De Cordova-Reid Discusses Man Utd

Bobby De Cordova-Reid is hoping to conjure up a slice of FA Cup magic when we travel to Manchester United in the fourth round on Friday night.

Sam Jones

2025-02-06T09:00+00:00

An Opportunity To Grasp - De Cordova-Reid Discusses Man Utd

Bobby De Cordova-Reid is hoping to conjure up a slice of FA Cup magic when we travel to Manchester United in the fourth round on Friday night.

Sam Jones

2025-02-06T09:00+00:00

Leicester City to tackle Manchester United in the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round
It’s a Friday night clash under the lights at Old Trafford for the Foxes (8pm kick-off)
Bobby De Cordova-Reid discussed the team’s ambitions ahead of travelling north

The prestigious competition returns with City’s game at Old Trafford the first showpiece event in this weekend’s schedule, pitting former Red Devils striker and interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy against his old side.

Putting Premier League duties to one side, De Cordova-Reid believes the trip to the North West offers the perfect challenge, as both sides search for a return to form and attempt to reach the latter stages of the tournament.

“It means a lot,” he commented on the FA Cup earlier this week. “It’s an opportunity to win a cup and you want to win trophies. When you look back on your career, you want medals and good moments. Obviously, we’re taking it game by game but it’s a big opportunity for us to take a big scalp in Man Utd and progress.

The forward featured from the bench in the previous round.

“They’ve not been in the best of form so we’ll go there with the confidence that we can get through to the next round and play with no fear. Our priority is the next game and taking confidence from that going into whatever is next.

“If we can get a win, it will build confidence in the players and everyone associated with this Football Club. To beat Man Utd in the cup would be nice, but we’ve got to focus on ourselves, mainly, and how we play. We can’t control what they do.

“They’ve got good players, so we have to nullify their attacking threats and, at the same time, be dangerous going forward. We’ve got a job to do, it’ll be a good atmosphere and it’s a great place to play. We’re looking to silence the crowd as soon as possible.”

The tie will potentially provide the former Fulham forward with the chance to continue his recent run in the starting XI, having played a key role in the win over Tottenham Hotspur before also being involved at Everton the following week.

“It’s been a long time,” the Jamaica international admitted, speaking about his minutes on the pitch. “My other starts in the Premier League were the first two games of the season. I’ve had to bide my time but in the midst of doing that, I had to work hard and do the right things, hence why I was ready to play against Tottenham.

Old Trafford has become a familiar away venue this season.

“It’s a big squad and everyone knows there are only 11 places. At the same time, the whole squad is going to be needed. Everyone has got to be ready to play their part and stick together.”

Inconsistency has blighted the Foxes’ season and identifying those issues is a key part of the plan moving forward under van Nistelrooy, the attacker revealed.

“It’s trying to find that balance of understanding what the game needs,” the 32-year-old explained. “We’re not going to play pretty football every game. Can we mix it up and battle with other teams?

“It’s been difficult at times, but in some games we’ve played really well and not got anything out of it. Other games that we haven’t played our best, we’ve got three points. The Tottenham game was a prime example.

“I don’t think we played the best football but at the same time we understood what was needed to get the three points. At Everton, we got shocked and were 2-0 down within the first six minutes.

Looking to bounce back from the Everton disappointment.

“Maybe if we’d have gone in at half-time at 2-0 and come out for the second half and got one goal back it’s a different story. That’s game management, not being naïve in certain situations and sticking in the game for as long as possible, because you never know what is going to happen.

“You have to sacrifice parts of your game that you’re not comfortable doing. You have to help each other out and do the hard yards, which is a given and a non-negotiable in the squad.

“He (van Nistelrooy) has his style of how he wants the team to play and everyone has taken it onboard. It might take a while to get it consistent and I think we’re getting to that point where we understand what we need to do as a team.

“Us players out on the pitch have to understand the situation that a game brings. Every game is going to be different and bring different things. We’ve got to recognise that out on the pitch and deliver it.

“Ultimately it’s the players who have to go out there to try and win games.”

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