Nigerian forward, Taiwo Awoniyi, will be looking to fire his Nottingham Forest side to the quarter-finals when they take on Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup today. The match will be broadcast live on GOtv.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s team will be looking to replicate their 2-1 victory over the Red Devils in the league last November when the Red Devils visited the City Ground.
Awoniyi passed a late fitness to feature in the team’s defeat against Aston Villa over the weekend and will be hoping to make the starting lineup today. The game will be live on SuperSport Premier League (ch 66) at 8:45pm.
Speaking ahead of the clash, Nuno expressed his team’s desire to delight their fans with victory over United. “They’re a very good team with a very good squad. We are going to face a tough opponent on Wednesday. The win over United in December is useful for us to look at, knowing that it’s not going to be a repeat. It’s going to be a new one, new things will happen, but we want to go for the game, continue in the FA Cup and give big joy and happiness to our fantastic fans,” he said at the pre-match briefing.
Manchester United are keen to make it to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for a record 48th time, but they will have to do without a number of key players namely; Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount among others.
Also in action, newly crowned Carabao Cup winners, Liverpool will seek to continue their quest for a historic quadruple when they host Southampton at the Anfield Stadium this evening. The Reds have won all five of their last FA Cup clashes against The Saints at the Anfield Stadium and they will be keen to extend the streak.
Nigerian forward, Joe Aribo could be in the lineup for Rusell Martin’s side at 9pm, while the Saints will be without Ryan Fraser for this clash after he picked up an injury last weekend against Millwall.
